ORGASM


Meaning of ORGASM in English

I. ˈȯr-ˌga-zəm noun

Etymology: New Latin orgasmus, from Greek orgasmos, from organ to grow ripe, be lustful; probably akin to Sanskrit ūrjā sap, strength

Date: circa 1763

: intense or paroxysmal excitement ; especially : an explosive discharge of neuromuscular tensions at the height of sexual arousal that is usually accompanied by the ejaculation of semen in the male and by vaginal contractions in the female

• or·gas·mic ȯr-ˈgaz-mik also or·gas·tic -ˈgas-tik adjective

II. intransitive verb

Date: 1972

: to experience orgasm

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.