English Dictionary: climax | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for climax | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Climax \Cli"max\, n. [L., from Gr. [?] ladder, staircase, fr. [?] to make to bend, to lean. See {Ladder}, {Lean}, v. i.] 1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent. --Glanvill. 2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises above its predecessor in impressiveness. [bd]Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience, and experience hope[b8] -- a happy climax. --J. D. Forbes. 3. The highest point; the greatest degree. We must look higher for the climax of earthly good. --I. Taylor. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Climax, CO Zip code(s): 80429 Climax, GA (city, FIPS 16908) Location: 30.87562 N, 84.43125 W Population (1990): 226 (103 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31734 Climax, KS (city, FIPS 14275) Location: 37.71928 N, 96.22356 W Population (1990): 57 (34 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67137 Climax, KY Zip code(s): 40456 Climax, MI (village, FIPS 16440) Location: 42.23945 N, 85.33703 W Population (1990): 677 (229 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49034 Climax, MN (city, FIPS 11962) Location: 47.60679 N, 96.81227 W Population (1990): 264 (120 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Climax, NC Zip code(s): 27233 Climax, NY Zip code(s): 12042 |