CLIMAX


Meaning of CLIMAX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklaɪmæks ]

n. & v. --n. 1 the event or point of greatest intensity or interest; a culmination or apex. 2 a sexual orgasm. 3 Rhet. a a series arranged in order of increasing importance etc. b the last term in such a series. 4 Ecol. a state of equilibrium reached by a plant community. --v.tr. & intr. colloq. bring or come to a climax. [LL f. Gk klimax -akos ladder, climax]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.