Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

culminant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cul-mi-nant
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude

adj

predominant or highest quality, power, greatness etc.

Example Sentences

"culminant point"

Etymology

Borrowed from French culminant.

Inflected Forms

more culminant (comparative) most culminant (superlative)

Questions

What does culminant mean?: being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude
Where does culminant come from?: Borrowed from French culminant.

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