climax

IPA: kɫˈaɪmæks

(originally rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
(obsolete) An instance of such an ascending series.
(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
(now often) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
(rhetoric, imprecise) The final term of a rhetorical climax.
(ecology) The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and mining location in Lake County, Colorado.
A small town in Decatur County, Georgia.
A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
An unincorporated community in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
A village and township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
A hamlet in Greene County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Guilford County and Randolph County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Morrow County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon.
An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Examples of "climax" in Sentences

A work of art can hardly be too short, for its climax is its merit.
"Stop a bit, Carr; I had not come to it," interrupted Lord Hartledon, who in point of fact had been holding back what he called the climax, in his usual vacillating manner.
The mytho-historical language virus that eats up much of the book has no bearing on the story, the big bad A-Bomb that gets mentioned repeatedly turns out to be of no concern, and the climax is a mob guy beating the bad guy with a skateboard.
Wonderful fight sequences is what you expect out of a Swords & Sorcery novel and Sprunk more than delivers … Shadow's Son had me up late at night as nearly every chapter ended in climax after climax of tight action sequences to see how Caim will get out of the next scrape.
The climax is exciting, but there are quite a few holes in the plot, and of course in the interests of tension Will and Faith separately break several “detective 101” rules that any seasoned reader of crime fiction will realise way in advance mean big trouble, and so are merely irritating rather than adding to the suspense.