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climax
English
Etymology
From Latin cl?max, from Ancient Greek ?????? (klîmax, “ladder, staircase, [rhetorical] climax”), from ????? (klín?, “I lean, slant”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: kl??-m?ks IPA(key): /?kla?mæks/
- Rhymes: -a?mæks
Noun
climax (countable and uncountable, plural climaxes or (rare) climaces)
- (originally rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
- (obsolete) An instance of such an ascending series.
- 1781, John Moore, A view of society and manners in Italy, Vol. I, Ch. vi, p. 63:
- ...Expressions for the whole Climax of sensibility...
- 1781, John Moore, A view of society and manners in Italy, Vol. I, Ch. vi, p. 63:
- (narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
- (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
- 1789, Trifler, 448, No. XXXV:
- In the accomplishment of this, they frequently reach the climax of absurdity.
- (rhetoric, imprecise) The final term of a rhetorical climax.
- 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English Traits, Ch. ix, p. 147:
- When he adds epithets of praise, his climax is ‘so English’.
- 1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, English Traits, Ch. ix, p. 147:
- (ecology) The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
- 1915 July 17, Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory:
- The succession of associations leading to a climax represents the process of adjustment to the conditions of stress, and the climax represents a condition of relative equilibrium. Climax associations... are the resultants of certain climatic, geological... conditions.
- 1915 July 17, Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory:
- The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
- 1918, Marie Carmichael Stopes, Married love, 50:
- In many cases the man's climax comes so swiftly that the woman's reactions are not nearly ready.
- 1918, Marie Carmichael Stopes, Married love, 50:
- 1789, Trifler, 448, No. XXXV:
Synonyms
- (rhetorical device): incrementum; (imprecise): auxesis, catacosmesis
- (culmination): See Thesaurus:apex
Antonyms
- (rhetorical device): catacosmesis
Derived terms
- climactic
- climax community
- monoclimax
- polyclimax
Related terms
- climacteric
Translations
See also
- anadiplosis
Verb
climax (third-person singular simple present climaxes, present participle climaxing, simple past and past participle climaxed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To reach or bring to a climax.
- 2018, Craig Snyder, The Boxers of Youngstown Ohio
- Frank had two bouts in October of 1954, losing them both, and then climaxed his career with a 6-round decision victory over Mickey Warner on December 1, 1954.
- 2018, Craig Snyder, The Boxers of Youngstown Ohio
- (intransitive) To orgasm; to reach orgasm.
Further reading
- climax in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- climax in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kli.maks/
Noun
climax m (uncountable)
- climax (all senses)
Derived terms
- anteclimax
- climacique
- conclimax
- paraclimax
- peniclimax
- subclimax
Romanian
Etymology
From French climax.
Noun
climax n (plural climaxuri)
- climax
Declension
Spanish
Noun
climax m (plural climax)
- climax
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thrill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???l/
- (UK, US) IPA(key): [??????]
- (Ireland) IPA(key): [?????l], [t?????l]
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Old English þ?rlian (“to pierce”), derived from þ?rel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl).
Verb
thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)
- (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems
- vivid and picturesque turns of expression […] which thrill the reader with a sudden delight
- 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems
- (ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
- (obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
- (obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.
- 1632, Thomas Heywood, The Iron Age
- I'd thrill my jauelin at the Grecian moysture
- 1632, Thomas Heywood, The Iron Age
Derived terms
- enthrill
Translations
Noun
thrill (plural thrills)
- A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
- A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
- (medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
- A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Blend of thread (verb) +? drill (verb).
Verb
thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)
- (machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.
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