climax vs consummation

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). 

consummation

noun
  • Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state. 

  • The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion. 

  • The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction. 

  • The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage. 

  • The achievement of perfection. 

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