n. 1 culmination, height, acme, apex, summit, zenith, apogee, peak, high point, maximum, supreme moment The war reached its climax at the battle of Arbela 2 turning-point, crisis, crossroads The climax of the play occurs in the third act 3 orgasm She told her psychiatrist that she had never reached a climax with her husband
v. 4 culminate, peak, crest, come to a head The week's events climaxed with the presentation of the gold medal