climax
    n 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" [syn: climax,
         flood tide]
    2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
       is the climax of the play" [syn: climax, culmination]
    3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
       [syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
    4: the most severe stage of a disease
    5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
    v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
         meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: culminate,
         climax]

Climax \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.
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   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.
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            "Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience,
            and experience hope" -- a happy climax. --J. D.
                                                  Forbes.
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   3. The highest point; the greatest degree.
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            We must look higher for the climax of earthly good.
                                                  --I. Taylor.
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   To cap the climax, to surpass everything, as in excellence
      or in absurdity. [Colloq.]
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Climax, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
   Population (2000):    297
   Housing Units (2000): 134
   Land area (2000):     0.790467 sq. miles (2.047300 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.790467 sq. miles (2.047300 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            16908
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             30.877194 N, 84.431975 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     31734
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Climax, GA
    Climax

Climax, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    64
   Housing Units (2000): 29
   Land area (2000):     0.125651 sq. miles (0.325434 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.125651 sq. miles (0.325434 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            14275
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.720155 N, 96.223888 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     67137
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Climax, KS
    Climax

Climax, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
   Population (2000):    791
   Housing Units (2000): 291
   Land area (2000):     1.027410 sq. miles (2.660980 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.027410 sq. miles (2.660980 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            16440
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             42.237493 N, 85.336970 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     49034
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Climax, MI
    Climax

Climax, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    243
   Housing Units (2000): 124
   Land area (2000):     1.145192 sq. miles (2.966034 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.145192 sq. miles (2.966034 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11962
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             47.608772 N, 96.815453 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Climax, MN
    Climax