climax vs coda

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). 

coda

noun
  • A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end. 

  • The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants. 

  • In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures. 

  • A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. 

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