The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
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.
A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.