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climax vs degree

degree vs climax

climax and degree both are nouns.

climax is a verb but degree is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
climax Yes No Yes No
degree Yes No No No
As nouns, degree is a hypernym of climax; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than climax:
  • climax: the most severe stage of a disease
  • degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Other hypernyms of climax include level, point, stage.
climax (noun) degree (noun)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
the decisive moment in a novel or play the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness the highest power of a term or variable
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
the most severe stage of a disease a measure for arcs and angles
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
climax (verb) degree (verb)
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
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