English dictionary

climax

/'kl/aI/m/&/ks/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

noun.event

Examples
The climax of the artist's career.

Synonyms flood tide

Source: WordNet 3.0
the decisive moment in a novel or play

noun.communication

Examples
The deathbed scene is the climax of the play.

Synonyms culmination

Source: WordNet 3.0
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

noun.act

Synonyms coming orgasm sexual climax

Source: WordNet 3.0
the most severe stage of a disease

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

noun

Source: webster1913