Climax - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: climax,
flood tide]
2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
is the climax of the play" [syn: climax, culmination]
3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
4: the most severe stage of a disease
5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: culminate,
climax]