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   Cli·max

   /ˈklīˌmaks/

   

   noun

   • 1. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex: "the climax of her speech" Similar peakpinnacleheighthigh pointhighest pointsummittopacmezenithapexapogeeapotheosisculminationcrowning pointcrowncrestcrescendofinaledenouementhighlighthigh spotbest parthigh water markOpposite nadiranticlimax
   • ▪ an orgasm. Similar orgasmsexual climaxejaculation
   • ▪ the final stage in a succession in a given environment, at which a plant community reaches a state of equilibrium: "a mixed hardwood climax forest"
   • ▪ a sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression.

   verb

   • 1. culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax: "the day climaxed with a gala concert" Similar culminatepeakcome to a climaxreach a pinnaclecome to a crescendoresultendcome to a head
   • ▪ bring (something) to a climax: "the sentencing climaxed a seven-month trial"
   • ▪ have an orgasm. Similar have an orgasmreach/achieve orgasmejaculateinformal:comefeel the earth moveget one's rocks offcome offliterary:die

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century.

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   3 days ago · Complete Answer: - The climax community is an ecological community in which the population of plants and animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and with their environment. - A climax community is the last stage of ecological succession.

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