amerikai:
brit:
1. (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
2. An instance of such an ascending series.
3. The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
4. (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
1. To reach or bring to a climax.
2. To orgasm; to reach orgasm.