cli·max
(klī́măkś)
[Latin clīmax, rhetorical climax, from Greek klīmax, ladder.]
noun
- The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination. See synonyms at summit
- A series of statements or ideas in an ascending order of rhetorical force or intensity.
- The final statement in such a series.
- A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis.
- The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.
- See orgasm
- A stage in ecological development in which a community of organisms, especially plants, is stable and capable of perpetuating itself. Also called climax community
tr. & intr.v.: -maxed, -max·ing, -max·es.
- To bring to or reach a climax.
or·gasm
(ôŕgăźəm)
[French orgasme, or New Latin orgasmus, both from Greek orgasmos, from orgān, to swell up, be excited.]
noun
- The peak of sexual excitement, characterized by strong feelings of pleasure and by a series of involuntary contractions of the muscles of the genitals, usually accompanied by the ejaculation of semen by the male. Also called climax
- A similar point of intensity of emotional excitement.
intransitive verb: -gasm·ed (-găźəmd), -gasm·ing (-găźə-mĭng), -gasms (-găźəmz)
- To experience an orgasm.
derivatives
- or·gaśmic
- adjective
- or·gaśmi·cal·ly
- adverb
