Climax word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "climax" word

[noun] the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[noun] the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
[noun] arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
[noun] 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"
[noun] the most severe stage of a disease
[verb] end, esp. to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

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\Cli"max\, n. [L., from Gr. ? ladder, staircase, fr. ? to make to bend, to lean. See {Ladder}, {Lean}, v. i.] 1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. --Glanvill. 2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness. ``Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope'' -- a happy climax. --J. D. Forbes. 3. The highest point; the greatest degree. We must look higher for the climax of earthly good. --I. Taylor. {To cap the climax}, to surpass everything, as in excellence or in absurdity. [Colloq.]

Synonyms for climax

coming, culminate, culmination, flood tide, orgasm, sexual climax

Related terms: adultery, capstone, cohabitation, coitus, consummation, content, copestone, crisis, diddling, essence, finisher, heart, highest point, last stroke, overtop, payoff, pinnacle, quake, real issue, seventh heaven, sexual climax, summit

The fun area, different aproach to word »climax«

Let's analyse "climax" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: XAMILC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .-.. .. -- .- -..-

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: climax: 9 + 1 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: climax: 3 + 3 + 9 + 4 + 1 + 6 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
X (1)	24	Queen of Wands	Dependent, Caring, Sensual, Loving

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