climax
noun
1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
- the climax of the artist's career
Definition categories: event, juncture, occasion
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play
- the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Similar word(s): culmination
Definition categories: communication, instant, minute, moment, second
3. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
Similar word(s): coming, orgasm
Definition categories: act, consummation
4. the most severe stage of a disease
Definition categories: state, degree, level, point, stage
5. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
Definition categories: communication