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(noun) coming, sexual climax, orgasm
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
(noun) culmination
the decisive moment in a novel or play
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
(noun) flood tide
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
the climax of the artist's career; in the flood tide of his success
(verb) culminate
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace