Noun
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