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- DictionaryCli·max/ˈklīˌmaks/
noun
- 1. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex: "the climax of her speech"
verb
- 1. culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax: "the day climaxed with a gala concert"
1. : a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness. 2. a. : the highest point : culmination. the climax of a distinguished career. b. : the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play)
CLIMAX definition: 1. the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near…. Learn more.
Climax definition: the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination. See examples of CLIMAX used in a sentence.
When something — like a movie or piece of music — reaches its most important or exciting part, that's the climax. A climax is a high point. When you're on a roller coaster and you reach the highest point, that's the climax of the ride.
1. the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events: the party was the climax of the week. 2. (Theatre) a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work. 3. (Rhetoric) a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity. 4.
the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end: The climax of the air show was a daring flying display. The election campaign reaches its climax next week. See also.
the most intense or highest point of an experience or of a series of events. the party was the climax of the week. 2. a decisive moment in a dramatic or other work. 3. a rhetorical device by which a series of sentences, clauses, or phrases are arranged in order of increasing intensity. 4. ecology.
