culmination vs phase

phase vs culmination

culmination and phase both are nouns.

culmination is not a verb while phase is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
culmination	Yes	No	No	No
phase	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, phase is a hypernym of culmination; that is, phase is a word with a broader meaning than culmination:

culmination: a final climactic stage
phase: any distinct time period in a sequence of events

Other hypernyms of culmination include stage.

culmination (noun)	phase (noun)
a concluding action	(astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
the decisive moment in a novel or play	(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon	any distinct time period in a sequence of events
a final climactic stage	a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

culmination (verb)	phase (verb)
	adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
	arrange in phases or stages

Difference between culmination and phase

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