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climax

/ˈklaɪmæks/

climaxnoun

climaxes

/ˈklaɪmæks/

Translations

кульминация

The movie reached its climax with an unexpected twist.

Фильм достиг своей кульминации с неожиданным поворотом.

апогей

The concert was at its apogee when the band played their hit song.

Концерт был в своем апогее, когда группа исполнила свой хит.

Additional translations

вершина

развязка

Definitions

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

The story reached its climax when the hero faced the villain in a final showdown.

In ecology, the final stage of succession, remaining relatively unchanged until destroyed by an event such as fire or human interference.

The forest had reached its climax, with mature trees dominating the landscape.

The highest point of sexual excitement, characterized by strong feelings of pleasure and marked by ejaculation in males and orgasm in females.

The couple reached climax simultaneously, enhancing their intimate experience.

A rhetorical device in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance or emphasis.

In the famous climax "I came, I saw, I conquered," the impact builds with each clause.

Synonyms

high point

turning point

climaxverb

climaxed

Past Simple

climaxed

Past Participle

climaxing

Gerund

/ˈklaɪ.mæks/

Translations

достигать кульминации

The story will climax with a dramatic confrontation.

История достигнет кульминации в драматическом противостоянии.

Definitions

To reach the most intense, exciting, or important point of something.

The story climaxed with a thrilling chase scene.

To bring (something) to a climax; to cause it to reach its most intense, exciting, or important point.

The director climaxed the play with a dramatic final revelation.

Synonyms

peak

reach the zenith

reach the summit

come to a head

top out

crest

reach a high point

culminate

climaxadjective

/ˈklaɪ.mæks/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something pertaining to or occurring at a climax.

Definitions

Pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring at a climax; final or culminating (used attributively).

Ecologists study climax communities to understand long-term vegetation patterns.