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

Noun

1. the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events: a striking climax to the year's efforts to promote tourism

2. a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work: the film has a climax set atop a gale-swept lighthouse

3. an orgasm

Verb

Not standard to reach or bring to a climax [Greek klimax ladder]

climactic adj

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 1. culmination, head, top, summit, height, highlight, peak, pay-off (informal) crest, high point, zenith, apogee, high spot (informal) acme, ne plus ultra (Latin)

verb 2. culminate, end, finish, conclude, peak, come to a head

Translations

climax [ˈklaɪmæks] n → punto culminante; [of play etc] → clímax m (= sexual climax); orgasmo

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climax [ˈklaɪmæks] n → apogée m, point culminant;

(sexual) → orgasme m

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climax [ˈklaɪmæks] n (sexual) → Höhepunkt m

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