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.
Derivatives:
orgasmic adj. orgasmically adv. orgastic adj. orgastically adv.
Etymology: F orgasme or mod.L f. Gk orgasmos f. orgao swell, be excited