n. | 1. | Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. | |||
2. | (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness. | ||||
3. | The highest point; the greatest degree.
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Noun | 1. | climax - the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" Synonyms: flood tide |
2. | climax - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" Synonyms: culmination | |
3. | climax - the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | |
4. | climax - the most severe stage of a disease | |
5. | climax - arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness | |
Verb | 1. | climax - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" Synonyms: culminate |