culminant

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adjective

being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude

“culminant point”

OriginFrench culminant →
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Meanings

adjectiveculminant (comparative more culminant, superlative most culminant)

comparative more culminant · superlative most culminant

  1. being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude
  2. broadlypredominant or highest quality, power, greatness etc.

    culminant point

Origin

  1. Frenchculminant
  2. Frenchculminant
  3. Englishculminant

Borrowed from French culminant.

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APA

culminant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culminant

MLA

“culminant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culminant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culminant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culminant.

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