ETYM Greek akme point, top.
The highest level or degree attainable; SYN. height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top.

ETYM Latin, from Greek klimax ladder, staircase, from klinein to make to bend, to lean. Related to Ladder, Lean.
1. The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; SYN. flood tide.
2. The decisive moment in a novel or play; SYN. culmination.
3. Arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness.
4. The most severe stage of a disease. + prikaži više