Meaning & Definition of Climax in English

1. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

• "The climax of the artist's career"

• "In the flood tide of his success"

2. The decisive moment in a novel or play

• "The deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

3. The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

4. The most severe stage of a disease

5. Arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

1. End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

• "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"