Definition of Climex
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.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series; a culmination
- The turning point in a plot or dramatic action
- An orgasm
- A climax community
- To reach or bring to a climax
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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