climax

cli·max  (klmks)

n.

1. The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination. See Synonyms at summit.

2.

a. A series of statements or ideas in an ascending order of rhetorical force or intensity.

b. The final statement in such a series.

3.

a. A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis.

b. The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.

4. See orgasm.

5. A stage in ecological development in which a community of organisms, especially plants, is stable and capable of perpetuating itself. Also called climax community.

tr. & intr.v. cli·maxed, cli·max·ing, cli·max·es

To bring to or reach a climax.

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[Latin clmax, rhetorical climax, from Greek klmax, ladder; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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climax [ˈklaɪmæks]

n

1. the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events the party was the climax of the week

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work

3. (Literature / Rhetoric) a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology the stage in the development of a community during which it remains stable under the prevailing environmental conditions

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Also called sexual climax (esp in referring to women) another word for orgasm

vb

to reach or bring to a climax

[from Late Latin, from Greek klimax ladder]

Thesaurus

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" flood tide juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
	2.	climax - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" culmination story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" moment, instant, minute, second - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
	3.	climax - the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse orgasm, sexual climax, coming consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition male orgasm - an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen
	4.	climax - the most severe stage of a disease degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	5.	climax - arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Verb	1.	climax - end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" culminate crown, top - be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

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climax

noun

culmination, head, top, summit, height, highlight, peak, pay-off (informal), crest, high point, zenith, apogee, high spot (informal), acme, ne plus ultra (Latin) Reaching the Olympics was the climax of her career.

verb

culminate, end, finish, conclude, peak, come to a head They did a series of charity events climaxing in a millennium concert.

Translations

climax [ˈklaɪmæks]

A. N

1. (= high point) → punto m culminante, apogeo m; [of play etc] → clímax m inv
to reach a climax → llegar a su punto álgido, alcanzar una cima de intensidad

2. (= sexual climax) → orgasmo m

B. VI

1. (= reach high point) → llegar a un or su clímax

2. (= achieve orgasm) → tener un orgasmo

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climax [ˈklaɪmæks] n

[career, performance] → apogée m, point m culminant

(= orgasm) → orgasme m

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climax

n (all senses) → Höhepunkt m; (sexual also) → Orgasmus m; this brought matters to a climax → damit erreichte die Angelegenheit ihren Höhepunkt

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climax [ˈklaɪmæks] n → culmine m; (of play) → momento più emozionante, climax m inv; (sexual climax) → orgasmo

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climax [ˈklaɪmæks] n → culmine m; (of play) → momento più emozionante, climax m inv; (sexual climax) → orgasmo

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climax

n climax [ˈklaimӕks]

the highest point; the most dramatic moment the climax of the novel. toppunt, hoogtepunt ذُروه، نُقْطَةُ التَّحَوُّل кулминация vyvrcholení højdepunkt; klimaks der Höhepunkt αποκορύφωμα clímax haripunkt نقطۀ عطف؛ اوج huipennus point culminant שִׂיא चरम vrhunac tetőpont puncak hástig, hápunktur; fullnæging climax, punto culminante 絶頂 절정 kulminacija kulminācija kemuncak hoogtepunt klimaks, høydepunkt punkt kulminacyjny clímax punct culminant кульминация vyvrcholenie vrhunec vrhunac klimax, höjdpunkt, kulmen จุดสำคัญสูงสุดของเหตุการณ์ doruk noktası 頂點 кульмінація نکتۂ عروج đỉnh điểm 顶点