1. (

• apogee ,
• culmination

) a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" ;

2. (

• culmination

) (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon ;

3. (

• climax ,
• culmination

) the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" ;

4. (

• completion ,
• culmination ,
• closing ,
• windup ,
• mop_up

) a concluding action ;