Meaning of 'climax'

noun

the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

Synonyms: coming

noun

the decisive moment in a novel or play

Example: "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

Synonyms: culmination

noun

arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

noun

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

Example: "the climax of the artist's career"

Synonyms: flood tide

noun

the most severe stage of a disease

verb

to end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

Example: "The plot climaxed with a ten minute long action sequence."

Synonyms: culminate