climax
nounmasculine/ˈkli.mɐks/medium
cli·max
Definitions
1The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.
The novel's climax is both shocking and satisfying.
The protest reached its climax outside the parliament.
Common collocations
story's climaxreach a climaxemotional climaxdramatic climax
2In ecology, the final, stable stage in the ecological succession of a plant and animal community.
The old-growth forest is a climax community.
The region's climax vegetation is oak woodland.
Common collocations
climax communityclimax forestclimax vegetationclimax stage
Etymology
Do grego 'klimax' (escada), pelo latim 'climax'.