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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"
Definitions of climax. noun. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding. “the climax of the artist's career”. synonyms: flood tide. see more. noun. the decisive moment in a novel or play. “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”.
the most exciting or important part of something: [ usually singular ] The climax of her career was winning a gold medal. Opposite. anticlimax. climax. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈklaɪmæks / us. to reach the most important or exciting part: The festival climaxed with/in a huge fireworks display.
the most exciting or important event or point in time. to come to/reach a climax. Signing the peace agreement was the climax of his political career. The team’s 3–1 victory in the final provided a fitting climax to a great season. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
3 days ago · climax. The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end . The last golf tournament of the European season is building up to a dramatic climax. The event that climaxes a sequence of events is an exciting or important event that comes at the end.
[intransitive, transitive] to come to or form the best, most exciting, or most important point in something climax with/in something The festival will climax on Sunday with a gala concert. climax something The sensational verdict climaxed a six-month trial. Join us.
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.
