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Capstone vs. Culmination — What's the Difference?

Capstone vs. Culmination — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Capstone and Culmination

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Capstone

The top stone of a structure or wall.

Culmination

In observational astronomy, culmination is the transit of a celestial object (the Sun, the Moon, a planet, a star, constellation or a deep-sky object) across the observer's local meridian. These events were also known as meridian transits, used in timekeeping and navigation, and measured precisely using a transit telescope.

Capstone

The crowning achievement or final stroke; the culmination or acme.

Culmination

To reach the highest point or degree; climax
Habitual antagonism that culminated in open hostility.

Capstone

Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
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Culmination

To come to completion; end
Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion.

Capstone

(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.

Culmination

(Astronomy) To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.

Capstone

(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.

Culmination

To bring to the point of greatest intensity or to completion; climax
The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.

Capstone

To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.

Culmination

(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.

Capstone

A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; - so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.

Culmination

(UK) 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.

Capstone

A final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination

Culmination

(US) Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Capstone

A stone that forms the top of wall or building

Culmination

(US) 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.

Culmination

The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.

Culmination

Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Culmination

A final climactic stage;
Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development

Culmination

(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

Culmination

The decisive moment in a novel or play;
The deathbed scene is the climax of the play

Culmination

A concluding action

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