climax

Meaning of climax

noun
  1. (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
  2. An instance of such an ascending series.
  3. The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
  4. (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
verb
  1. To reach or bring to a climax.
  2. To orgasm; to reach orgasm.

Information about climax

Hyphenation of climax

cli-max

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • climax is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

climax synonyms

Meaning culmination:

culmination

Meaning orgasm:

orgasm, coming

Meaning culminate:

culminate

Meaning :

auxesis

Translation of climax

Words that rhyme with climax

Endolimax, Limax, anticlimax, disclimax, hyperclimax, limax, plagioclimax, postclimax, preclimax, proclimax, subclimax, minimax, Heptimax, Ultimax, WiMAX

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