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Definition of Climax
1. Noun. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding. "In the flood tide of his success"
2. Verb. End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage. "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
Exact synonyms: Culminate
Specialized synonyms: Crown, Top
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Derivative terms: Culmination, Culmination, Culmination
Specialized synonyms: Crown, Top
Generic synonyms: Cease, End, Finish, Stop, Terminate
Derivative terms: Culmination, Culmination, Culmination
3. Noun. The decisive moment in a novel or play. "The deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
Exact synonyms: Culmination
Group relationships: Story
Generic synonyms: Instant, Minute, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Climactic, Culminate, Culminate
Group relationships: Story
Generic synonyms: Instant, Minute, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Climactic, Culminate, Culminate
4. Noun. The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse.
Exact synonyms: Coming, Orgasm, Sexual Climax
Generic synonyms: Consummation
Specialized synonyms: Male Orgasm
Derivative terms: Climactic, Come
Generic synonyms: Consummation
Specialized synonyms: Male Orgasm
Derivative terms: Climactic, Come
5. Noun. The most severe stage of a disease.
6. Noun. Arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness.
Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device
Definition of Climax
1. n. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
Definition of Climax
1. to reach a high or dramatic point [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Climax
1. 1. The height or acme of a disease; its stage of greatest severity. Synonym: orgasm. Origin: G. Klimax, staircase (05 Mar 2000)