Dictionary definition · climax
noun
- the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding"the climax of the artist's career"
- the decisive moment in a novel or play"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
- the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
- the most severe stage of a disease
- arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
verb
- end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).