phase vs culmination

culmination vs phase

phase and culmination both are nouns.

phase is a verb but culmination is not a verb.

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

As nouns, culmination is a hyponym of phase; that is, culmination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phase:

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

Other hyponyms of phase include diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, phase of cell division, zygotene, anal phase, anal stage, genital phase, genital stage, latency period, latency phase, latency stage, oral phase, oral stage, phallic phase, phallic stage, chapter, incubation, fertile period, fertile phase, menstrual phase, musth, luteal phase, secretory phase, generation, apogee, seedtime, safe period.

phase (noun)	culmination (noun)
(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)	a concluding action
(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	the decisive moment in a novel or play
any distinct time period in a sequence of events	(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle	a final climactic stage

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

Difference between phase and culmination

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