1. climax - Noun
2. climax - Verb
3. Climax - Proper noun
Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness.
The highest point; the greatest degree.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe deathbed scene is the climax of the play Source: Internet
the climax of the artist's career Source: Internet
in the flood tide of his success Source: Internet
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace Source: Internet
A child prodigy of exceptional talents, Francisco was dubbed the "climax" of the d'Anconia line, an already prestigious family of skilled industrialists. Source: Internet
According to the art historian Linda Siegel, the design of the altarpiece is the "logical climax of many earlier drawings of his which depicted a cross in nature's world." Source: Internet