culminant

English

Etymology

From French culminant.

Adjective

culminant (comparative more culminant, superlative most culminant)

1. being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude
2. (by extension) predominant

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for culminant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /kul.miˈnant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kul.miˈnan/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

culminant (masculine and feminine plural culminants)

1. culminating

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyl.mi.nɑ̃/

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• Homophone: culminants

Adjective

culminant (feminine singular culminante, masculine plural culminants, feminine plural culminantes)

1. highest (typically of mountains)

Verb

culminant

1. present participle of culminer