Graduation vs. Culmination

Graduation vs. Culmination — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Graduation and Culmination

Graduationnoun

The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

Culminationnoun

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

Graduationnoun

A commencement ceremony.

Culminationnoun

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

Graduationnoun

(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

a final climactic stage;

their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
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Graduationnoun

The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Culminationnoun

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

Graduationnoun

the successful completion of a program of study

Culminationnoun

the decisive moment in a novel or play;

the deathbed scene is the climax of the play

Graduationnoun

an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

Culminationnoun

a concluding action

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Graduationnoun

a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement;

the ruler had 16 graduations per inch

Graduationnoun

the act of arranging in grades