nnoun.eventthe highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfoldingSynset:flood tide
Examples:- the climax of the artist's career
- in the flood tide of his success
Derivationally Related Form:climaxclimactic
Hypernyms:juncture occasion
Inherited Hypernyms:climaxjuncturehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe decisive moment in a novel or playSynset:culmination
Examples:- the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Derivationally Related Form:culminateclimaxclimactic
Part Holonyms:story
Hypernyms:instant minute moment second
Inherited Hypernyms:climaxmomentpointmeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourseSynset:coming orgasm sexual climax
Derivationally Related Form:comeclimactic
Hypernyms:consummation
Inherited Hypernyms:orgasmconsummationcompletionterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:male orgasm
Full Hyponyms:male orgasm
nnoun.statethe most severe stage of a diseaseDerivationally Related Form:climactic
Hypernyms:degree level point stage
Inherited Hypernyms:climaxdegreestateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationarrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulnessHypernyms:rhetorical device
Inherited Hypernyms:climaxrhetorical devicedeviceexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.changeend, especially to reach a final or climactic stageSynset:culminate
Examples:- The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
Derivationally Related Form:culminationclimax
Hypernyms:cease end finish stop terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:culminateend
Direct Hyponyms:crowntop
Full Troponyms:crown
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP