1.
[syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
orgasm \or"gasm\ ([^o]r"g[a^]z'm), n. [F. orgasme; cf. Gr.
'orgasmo`s a kneading, softening, prob. confused with 'orga^n
to swell, especially with lust; to feel an ardent desire.]
(Physiol.)
Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of
turgescence of any organ; erethism.
[1913 Webster]
2. Especially: The peak of the physical pleasurable sexual
excitement caused by stimulation of the sexual organs, as
in intercourse; in the male, it is usually accompanied by
ejaculation.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. Hence: An eruption of intense, uncontrolled excitement; --
used of groups and individuals.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orgasm
n 1: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
[syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]