Thesaurus: climax

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1. v. i. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
2. v. i. A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness.
3. v. i. The highest point; the greatest degree.
4. n. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
5. n. the decisive moment in a novel or play
6. n. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
7. n. the most severe stage of a disease
8. n. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
9. v. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
10. 1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. Glanvill. 2. (Rhet.) A figure of which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each sicceeding one rise "Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope" -- a happy climax. J. D. Forbes. 3. The highest point; the greatest degree. We must look higher for the climax of earthly good. I. Taylor. To cap the climax, to surpass everything, as in excellence or in absurdity. [Colloq.]
11. A figure of which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are soarranged that each sicceeding one rise"Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experiencehope" -- a happy climax. J. D. Forbes.
12. v:27/n:73 n. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding n. the decisive moment in a novel or play n. the most severe stage of a disease n. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness