transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkəl-mə-ˌnāt ]
verb
( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )
Etymology: Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hill
Date: 1647
intransitive verb
1. of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude ; also : to be directly overhead
2.
a. : to rise to or form a summit
b. : to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
transitive verb
: to bring to a head or to the highest point