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Culmination vs Climactic - What's the difference?

culmination | climactic |

As a noun culmination

is (astronomy) the attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.

As an adjective climactic is

of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.

culmination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
  • Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    climactic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.
  • * The race ended in a climactic , neck-and-neck scramble for the finish line.

    • Related terms

    * anticlimactic

    Usage notes

    Do not confuse with climatic, which relates to climate.