cacophonous
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryass='dt'> : being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit //cubic inch
: of third degree, order, or power //a cubic polynomial
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarynoun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial
culminate
culminated; culminating
Definition
- intransitive verb
- of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude //During the summer solstice, the sun culminates over the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere.also : to be directly overhead
- : to rise to or form a summit //… enormous waves culminated and fell with the report of thunder. — Frederick Marryat: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point //Her long acting career culminated when she won the Oscar.
- transitive verb
- : to bring to a head or to the highest point //The contract culminated weeks of negotiations.
Examples
- //A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
- //culminated the school year with a trip to New York
First Known Use
1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and Etymology
Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hillnoun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial
culminate
culminated; culminating
Definition
- intransitive verb
- of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude //During the summer solstice, the sun culminates over the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere.also : to be directly overhead
- : to rise to or form a summit //… enormous waves culminated and fell with the report of thunder. — Frederick Marryat: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point //Her long acting career culminated when she won the Oscar.
- transitive verb
- : to bring to a head or to the highest point //The contract culminated weeks of negotiations.
Examples
- //A bitter feud culminated months of tension.
- //culminated the school year with a trip to New York
First Known Use
1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1History and Etymology
Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top — more at hill