Culminate — Defs

01 v. i. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.

imp. & p. p. Culminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating

1.
To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.
“As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator.” — Milton.
2.
To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.
“The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.” — Dana.

“The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating.” — Motley.

02 a. Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.

1.
Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.