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cli·max
I. \ˈklīˌmaks\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek klimax ladder, from klinein to lean — more at lean
1. : a figure of speech in which a number of phrases or sentences are arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness
2.
a. : the last and highest member of a rhetorical climax
b. : the highest point or one of a number of high points (as of significance, intensity, or achievements) in anything conceived as growing, developing, or unfolding
< this group of brilliant paintings marks the climax of the artist's career >
< the revolutionary upsurge reached its climax in bitter street fighting >
c. : the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action of a play, story, or other literary composition
d. : orgasm
e. : climacterium, menopause
f. : the focus or center of interest in an artistic (as architectural) composition
3. : the peak or point of maximum development of a cultural tradition in a given area and period of time
4. : the relatively stable stage or community attained by an available population of organisms in a given environment, often constituting the culminating development in a natural succession or being one of the transitory stable states through which many populations pass before attaining such culminating development — see climatic climax, disclimax, edaphic climax, postclimax, preclimax, subclimax
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
intransitive verb
: to come or ascend to a climax
< that decade which climaxed in 1912 was a time of tremendous change in our national life — W.A.White >
< climaxing in the hair-raising death of Rasputin — Publisher's Weekly >
transitive verb
: to bring to a climax : provide a culminating event for
< he climaxed his school career … by winning the Barbados Scholarship — Gordon Bell >
< scenic interest … is climaxed in the Goat Rocks Primitive Area — American Guide Series: Washington >
< climaxing bitter hardship, an epidemic took 156 of the 600 settlers — American Guide Series: Texas > |