Словарь синонимов английского языка - climax

(n) 1. culmination, height, acme, apex, summit, jenith, apogee, peak, high point, maximum, supreme moment: The war reached its climax at the battle of Arbela. 2. turning-point, crisis, crossroads: The climax of the play occurs in the third act. 3. orgasm: She told her psychiatrist that she had never reached a climax with her husband. -(v) 4. culminate, peak, crest, come to a head: The week's events climaxed with the presentation of the gold medal.