[count] 1 a : the most exciting and important part of a story, play, or movie that occurs usually at or near the end
▪ The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene. ▪ At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.
b : the most interesting and exciting part of something : the high point
▪ the tournament's climax ▪ the climax of her career ▪ The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital. 2 : the most intense point of sexual pleasure : orgasm
▪ able/unable to reach climax
▪ The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene. ▪ At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.
b : the most interesting and exciting part of something : the high point
▪ the tournament's climax ▪ the climax of her career ▪ The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
▪ able/unable to reach climax





