climax
41climax — {{11}}climax (n.) 1580s, in the rhetorical sense, from L.L. climax (gen. climacis), from Gk. klimax propositions rising in effectiveness, lit. ladder, from root of klinein to slope, from PIE root *klei to lean (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)). The… …
42climax — (s.m. o s.f.) Lo schema più antico di climax si identifica con la struttura di un anadiplosi continuata (... x/x... y/y... ). Come afferma Quintiliano, tale procedimento si realizza procedendo per scalini, fermandosi su ognuno di essi prima… …
43climax — the highest point of anxiety or tension in a story or film in which the central character/protagonist faces, confronts, and deals with the consequence(s) of all his/her actions, or faces the antagonist in a climactic battle or final engagement; …
44climax — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klinein to lean Date: circa 1550 1. a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness 2. a. the highest …
45Climax — Following a protracted period of selling or buying, a point wherein market trends are retarded or discontinued. At a selling climax, the market is characterized by a trend reversal whereby the market begins to buy stocks and prices rise. For a… …
46clímax — Significa «punto más elevado en una gradación» («El acto alcanzó su clímax cuando X tomó la palabra»). Constituye un error grave emplear clímax por clima («El acto se celebró en un clímax de gran tensión») …
47climax — noun 1》 the most intense, exciting, or important point: a thrilling climax to the game. 2》 an orgasm. 3》 Rhetoric a sequence of propositions or ideas in order of increasing importance, force, or effectiveness of expression. 4》 Ecology the final… …
48climax — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 the most exciting or important part of a story or experience that normally comes near the end (+ of): the climax of an exciting expedition | reach a climax: The opera reaches its climax in the third act. 2 an …
49climax — 1. noun /ˈklaɪmæks/ a) The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series; a culmination The snowshoe rabbits build up through the years until they reach a climax when the seem to be everywhere; then with dramatic suddenness their… …
50climax — clì·max s.m. e f.inv. 1. TS ret. figura retorica che consiste nel disporre vocaboli o concetti in un crescendo di effetti espressivi Sinonimi: gradazione, gradazione ascendente, progressione. 2. BU estens., fase culminante, apogeo 3. TS ecol.… …
