A chronological order from first to last.
A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
The final term of a rhetorical climax.
The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).