1. имя существительное 1) (наи)высшая точка, верх, кульминация, кульминационный пункт Например: the climax of the long ascent — высшая точка длинного подъёма He was at the very climax of his prosperity. — Он был на вершине успеха. Синоним(ы): culmination, height, acme, apex, summit 2) [литературоведение] нарастание (риторическая фигура) 3) [биология] оргазм Синоним(ы): orgasm 4) [экология] климакс (относительно стабильное состояние растительности или живых организмов, находящихся в равновесии с окружающей средой) 5) [редкое]; смотри значение climacteric 2. глагол [американский вариант английского языка] 1) довести до высшей точки, кульминации 2) дойти до высшей точки, достичь кульминации Синоним(ы): culminate
I. noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klinein to lean 1. a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness 2. a. the highest point; culmination Example: the climax of a distinguished career b. the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action (as of a play) c. orgasm d. menopause 3. a relatively stable ecological stage or community especially of plants that is achieved through successful adaptation to an environment; especially the final stage in ecological succession Synonyms: see summit • climaxless adjective II. verb transitive verb to bring to a climax Example: climaxed his boxing career with a knockout intransitive verb to come to a climax Example: a riot climaxing in the destruction of several houses