climax (
http://definr.com/climax)
n 1: 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" [syn: {flood
tide}]
2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
is the climax of the play" [syn:
culmination]
3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn:
orgasm,
sexual climax,
coming]
4: the most severe stage of a disease
5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
v : end, esp. to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting
culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn:
culminate]