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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cli•mac•ter•ic (klī mak′tər ik, klī′mak ter′ik),USA pronunciation n. - Physiologya period of decrease of reproductive capacity in men and women, culminating, in women, in the menopause.
- any critical period.
- a year in which important changes in health, fortune, etc., are held by some theories to occur, as one's sixty-third year (grand climacteric.)
- the period of maximum respiration in a fruit, during which it becomes fully ripened.
adj. Also, cli•mac•ter•i•cal (klī′mak ter′i kəl).USA pronunciation critical;
crucial.- Greek klīmaktērikós (klīmakté̄r rung of a ladder, critical point in life, equivalent. to klīmak-, stem of klîmax (see climax) + -tēr noun, nominal suffix) + -ikos -ic
- Latin clīmactēricus
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: climacteric /klaɪˈmæktərɪk; ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪk/ n - a critical event or period
- another name for menopause
- the period in the life of a man corresponding to the menopause, chiefly characterized by diminished sexual activity
adj
Also: climacterical /ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪkəl/ - involving a crucial event or period
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin clīmactēricus, from Greek klimaktērikos, from klimakter rung of a ladder, from klimax ladder; see climax |