Climax - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈklaɪmæks|
Brit.
|ˈklæɪmæks|
noun
- the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
- the most severe stage of a disease
- arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
the climax of the artist's career
- the decisive moment in a novel or play (syn: culmination)the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
- the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse (syn: coming, orgasm)- the most severe stage of a disease
- arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
verb
Extra examples
The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.
At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.
The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
The May protest climaxed a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
He was at the very climax of his prosperity.
The festival reaches its climax with the traditional boat-burning ceremony.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: climax
he/she/it: climaxes
present participle: climaxing
past tense: climaxed
past participle: climaxed
I/you/we/they: climax
he/she/it: climaxes
present participle: climaxing
past tense: climaxed
past participle: climaxed
noun
singular: climax
plural: climaxes
singular: climax
plural: climaxes
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