Climax

kll'maks, n. in Rhetoric, the arranging of the particulars of a portion of discourse so as to rise in strength to the last. [Gr. klimax, a ladder or staircase— from Mind, to slope Climb, k] m, v.i. or v t ro ascend or mount up by clutching with the hands and feet; to ascend with difficulty. [A S. clwtban; Ger. hit in men conn, with Clamber and Cleave, to stick.]