the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" (同)culmination
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artists career"; "in the flood tide of his success" (同)flood_tide
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artists gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" (同)height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top