/keuh tas"teuh sis/ , n. , pl. catastases /-seez'/ .
the part of a drama, preceding the catastrophe, in which the action is at its height; the climax of a play. Cf. catastrophe (def. 4), epitasis, protasis .
[ 1650-60; katástasis stability, akin to kathistánai to make stand, settle. See CATA-, STASIS ]