Analysis Complete

climax

/ climax /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the decisive moment in a novel or play
"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
Type of:
moment minute second
Has parts:
story
Derived:
culminate
noun Sense 2
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
Type of:
rhetorical device
noun Sense 3
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"
Type of:
juncture occasion
Derived:
culminate
noun Sense 4
the most severe stage of a disease
Type of:
degree level stage
noun Sense 5
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
Type of:
consummation
Kinds of:
male orgasm
Derived:
come
verb Sense 6
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
Type of:
end stop finish
Kinds of:
crown top
Derived:
flood tide culmination apogee completion closing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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moment minute second rhetorical device juncture occasion degree level stage consummation male orgasm end