culmen
/ˈkʌlmen/noun
(pl. culmina /-mɪnə/)
1
- Ornithology the upper ridge of a bird's bill【鸟】(鸟的)嘴峰。
2
- Anatomy a small region in the brain on the anterior surface of the cerebellum【剖】山顶(位于小脑表面的前部脑内)。
词源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'top, summit'): from Latin, contraction of columen 'top, summit'.