climacteric
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Climacteric — can refer to: Climacteric year, in astrology Climacteric (human), a phase in human, specially female, development Climacteric (botany), a stage of fruit ripening Climacteric (journal), a journal published by Informa Healthcare This disambiguation … Wikipedia
Climacteric — Cli*mac ter*ic (? or ?; 277), a. [L. climactericus, Gr. ?. See {Climacter}.] Relating to a climacteric; critical. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
climacteric — CLIMACTÉRIC, Ă adj. referitor la climacteriu. (< engl. climacteric) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
climacteric — c.1600 (adj.), 1620s (n.), from L. climactericus, from Gk. klimakterikos of a critical period, from klimakter rung of a ladder (see CLIMAX (Cf. climax)). A critical stage in human life, a period supposed to be especially liable to change. By some … Etymology dictionary
climacteric — ► NOUN 1) Medicine the period of life when fertility is in decline; (in women) the menopause. 2) a critical period or event. ► ADJECTIVE 1) having extreme and far reaching implications or results; critical. 2) Medicine characteristic of or… … English terms dictionary
climacteric — [klī mak′tər ik, klī΄mak ter′ik] n. [L climactericus < Gr klimaktērikos < klimaktēr, round of a ladder < klimax, ladder: see CLIMAX] 1. a period in the life of a person when an important physiological change occurs; specif., the period… … English World dictionary
Climacteric — Cli*mac ter*ic, n. 1. A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
climacteric — 1. The period of endocrinal, somatic, and transitory psychologic changes occurring in the transition to menopause. 2. A critical period of life. SYN: climacterium. [G. klimakter, the rung of a ladder] * * * cli·mac·ter·ic klī mak t(ə )rik, .klī… … Medical dictionary
climacteric — 1. noun a) A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical periods are thought by some to be the years produced by multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to which others… … Wiktionary
climacteric — climactic, climatic, climacteric Climactic means ‘forming a climax’ and is a favourite word of sports reporters and theatre critics • (I pleasurably recall the climactic, closing minutes of the first act Evening Standard, 2006) climatic means… … Modern English usage
