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/ˈklīˌmaks/,
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climaxed, past participle; climaxes, 3rd person singular present; climaxing, present participle; climaxed, past tense;
  1. Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax
    • - the day climaxed with a gala concert
  2. Bring (something) to a climax
    • - the sentencing climaxed a seven-month trial
  3. Have an orgasm

  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"
  2. (climax) culminate: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
  3. (climax) the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
  4. (climax) orgasm: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
  5. (climax) the most severe stage of a disease
  6. (climax) arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
  7. (Climax!) Climax! (later known as Climax Mystery Theater) is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
  8. (Climax (album)) Climax is the 7th album by The Ohio Players and the last they would record for the Detroit-based Westbound label. They were signed to Mercury by the time Climax hit stores, perhaps the reason why it features only five new songs (with the other three pulled from previous albums). ...
  9. (Climax (band)) Climax was a band formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, most noted for their 1971/72 hit song "Precious and Few," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. on 21 February 1972.
  10. (Climax (biology)) In ecology, a climax community, or climatic climax community, is a biological community of plants and animals which, through the process of ecological succession — the development of vegetation in an area over time — has reached a steady state. ...
  11. (Climax (engine)) Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.
  12. (Climax (figure of speech)) In rhetoric, a climax (from the Greek κλῖμαξ klimax, meaning "staircase" and "ladder") is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. ...
  13. (climax) The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series; a culmination; The turning point in a plot or in dramatic action, especially one marking a change in the protagonist's affairs; A stage of ecological development in which a community of organisms, is stable and capable of ...
  14. (Climax) Derived from the Greek “klimax” meaning ladder. The plot point that resolves the second act, resolves the issues raised by the action and provides the dramatic answer. The most intense plot point. ...
  15. (Climax) the highest point of interest or suspense
  16. (Climax) The moment of greatest intensity in a work of fiction; the point to which the story has been building from the outset.
  17. (Climax) the moment of crisis leading to the denouement or resolution.
  18. (climax) The theoretical ultimate stage of plant succession under a given set of environmental conditions; a stabilized condition of the dominant vegetation of a region.
  19. (Climax) The turning point in a narrative, the moment when the conflict is at its most intense. Typically, the structure of stories, novels, and plays is one of rising action, in which tension builds to the climax, followed by falling action, in which tension lessens as the story moves to its ...
  20. (climax) the point of highest intensity, catharsis, and suspense just before a resolution.
  21. ("Climax") Nickname for CD 184.
  22. (CLIMAX) Rhetorically, a series of words, phrases, or sentences arranged in a continuously ascending order of intensity. If the ascending order is not maintained, an anticlimax or bathos results. ...
  23. (Climax) (1) Greek term meaning "ladder" and originally implying succession. It is interpreted to mean "the final step of the ladder. ...
  24. (Climax) (Climatic lowpoint or climactic highpoint).  A sudden end to a trend, accompanied by high volatility and high relative volume.
  25. (Climax) (Crisis)  "Plots develop a series of complications or intensifications of conflict that lead to a crisis or moment of great tension.  The conflict may reach a climax or turning point, a moment of greatest tension that fixes the outcome... "(DiYanni page 50)