A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
The final term of a rhetorical climax.
The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
Endpoint (usually good) arrived at after some series of actions or events, or some period , usually after the series or period has ended. The sum of something.
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
A ceremony marking the completion of studies at an elementary school, middle school or junior high school, the term "graduation" being reserved for high school.
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.