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 high point.
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
The highest point or maximum degree.
The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
A mountain, especially a very high one.
The amplitude of a sine function
The distance from the base of something to the top.
An area of land at the top of a cliff.