climax vs conclusion

climax

noun
  • The final term of a rhetorical climax. 

  • A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order. 

  • The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm. 

  • A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series 

  • The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point. 

  • The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment. 

verb
  • To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense). 

conclusion

noun
  • The end, finish, close or last part of something. 

  • The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc. 

  • The outcome or result of a process or act. 

  • In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises. 

  • A decision reached after careful thought. 

  • An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. 

How often have the words climax and conclusion occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )