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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
climax
n 1: 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" [syn: climax,
flood tide]
2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene
is the climax of the play" [syn: climax, culmination]
3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
4: the most severe stage of a disease
5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The
meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: culminate,
climax]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Climax \Cli"max\, n. [L., from Gr. ? ladder, staircase, fr. ? to
make to bend, to lean. See Ladder, Lean, v. i.]
1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.
--Glanvill.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or
paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises
above its predecessor in impressiveness.
[1913 Webster]
"Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience,
and experience hope" -- a happy climax. --J. D.
Forbes.
[1913 Webster]
3. The highest point; the greatest degree.
[1913 Webster]
We must look higher for the climax of earthly good.
--I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
To cap the climax, to surpass everything, as in excellence
or in absurdity. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
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3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Climax, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 297
Housing Units (2000): 134
Land area (2000): 0.790467 sq. miles (2.047300 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.790467 sq. miles (2.047300 sq. km)
FIPS code: 16908
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 30.877194 N, 84.431975 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31734
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Climax, GA
Climax
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Climax, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 64
Housing Units (2000): 29
Land area (2000): 0.125651 sq. miles (0.325434 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.125651 sq. miles (0.325434 sq. km)
FIPS code: 14275
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.720155 N, 96.223888 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67137
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Climax, KS
Climax
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Climax, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 791
Housing Units (2000): 291
Land area (2000): 1.027410 sq. miles (2.660980 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.027410 sq. miles (2.660980 sq. km)
FIPS code: 16440
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.237493 N, 85.336970 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49034
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Climax, MI
Climax
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6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Climax, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 243
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 1.145192 sq. miles (2.966034 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.145192 sq. miles (2.966034 sq. km)
FIPS code: 11962
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 47.608772 N, 96.815453 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Climax, MN
Climax
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Thesaurus Results for climax:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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