Graduation vs. Culmination
Difference Between Graduation and Culmination
Graduationnoun
Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies
the rate of graduation of student athletes.Culminationverb
To reach the highest point or degree; climax
habitual antagonism that culminated in open hostility.Graduationnoun
A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred; a commencement.
Culminationverb
To come to completion; end
Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion.Graduationnoun
A division or interval, as on a graduated scale
shading with many fine graduations.Culminationverb
(Astronomy) To reach the highest point above an observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies.
Graduationnoun
A mark indicating the boundary of such a division or interval.
Culminationverb
To bring to the point of greatest intensity or to completion; climax
The ceremony culminated a long week of preparation.Graduationnoun
An arrangement in or a division into stages or degrees.
Culminationnoun
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Graduationnoun
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
Culminationnoun
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
Graduationnoun
A commencement ceremony.
Culminationnoun
a final climactic stage;
their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of developmentGraduationnoun
(sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.
Culminationnoun
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
Graduationnoun
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
Culminationnoun
the decisive moment in a novel or play;
the deathbed scene is the climax of the playGraduationnoun
the successful completion of a program of study
Culminationnoun
a concluding action
Graduationnoun
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
Graduationnoun
a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement;
the ruler had 16 graduations per inchGraduationnoun
the act of arranging in grades
