Ääntäminen
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- Tuntematon aksentti:
- IPA: /ˈkʌlmɪnət/
- IPA: /ˈkəlmənət/
Haettu sana löytyi näillä lähdekielillä:
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|
| espanja | culminar, desembocar |
| hollanti | dagen, oprijen, pieken, eindigen, culmineren, beëindigen, afsluiten, besluiten, finaliseren |
| italia | culminare |
| portugali | culminar |
| ranska | culminer, déboucher |
| ruotsi | kulminera |
| saksa | gipfeln |
| suomi | kulminoitua, kulminoida, huipentua, huipentaa, kärjistyä |
| unkari | kulminál |
Määritelmät
Verbi
- (intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- (intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
- (US, military, of an offensive, etc) To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.
- (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
Adjektiivi
- (anatomy) Relating to the culmen.
- (biology) Growing upward, as opposed to lateral growth.
Esimerkit
- As when his beams at noon / Culminate from the equator.
- The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.
- The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating.
- Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
- New York Times Mr. Bush has been marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 with a series of speeches about terrorism that culminated with his televised address last night.
- The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.
- The announcement by Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott in Canberra culminated more than a fortnight of intensive political horse-trading.
Taivutusmuodot
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
Upper (oK) and lower culmination (uk)
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
Method of observation of culminations in ancient Egypt
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
The time of day at a location on Earth (except at the poles) can be inferred from the culmination of the Moon in the sky and its phase: each lunar phase culminates closest to the zenith (being exactly south or north of it, crossing the meridian) in the sky at a specific daytime, as marked in the diagram, rising (east) and setting (west) during the time of the day preceding and succeeding the culmination.