n. & v.
n. 1 a the climax of sexual excitement, esp. during sexual intercourse. b an instance of this. 2 violent excitement; rage.
v.intr. experience a sexual orgasm. orgasmic adj. orgasmically adv. orgastic adj. orgastically adv.
[ F orgasme or mod.L f. Gk orgasmos f. orgao swell, be excited ]