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- Dictionaryclimacteric/ˌklʌɪmakˈtɛrɪk/
noun
- 1. a critical period or event: "the first major climacteric in twentieth-century poetry"
- 2. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline; (in women) menopause: "most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric"
adjective
- 1. having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical: "Britain must possess so climacteric a weapon in order to deter an atomically armed enemy"
- 2. occurring at, characteristic of, or undergoing the climacteric; (in women) menopausal: "every year adds new symptoms to climacteric syndrome"
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Climacteric (botany) Generally, fleshy fruits can be divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of a respiratory increase at the onset of ripening. This respiratory increase—which is preceded, or accompanied, by a rise in ethylene—is called a climacteric, and there are marked differences in the development of climacteric and ...
noun. 1. : a major turning point or critical stage. 2. a. : menopause sense 1. b. : andropause. 3. : the marked and sudden rise in the respiratory rate of fruit just prior to full ripening. Did you know?
noun. Physiology. a 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.
What does the word climacteric mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word climacteric. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. climacteric has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. psychology (mid 1700s) physiology (mid 1700s) weather (1830s) plants (1920s) See meaning & use.
1. a critical event or period. 2. another name for menopause. 3. the period in the life of a man corresponding to the menopause, chiefly characterized by diminished sexual activity. 4. botany. the period during which certain fruits, such as apples, ripen, marked by a rise in the rate of respiration. adjective also: climacterical (ˌklaɪmækˈtɛrɪkəl )
1. a period of decrease of reproductive capacity in men and women, culminating, in women, in the menopause. 2. any critical period. 3. 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 ). adj. 4.
May 27, 2024 · climacteric. Other forms: climacterics. Definitions of climacteric. noun. the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends. synonyms: change of life, menopause. see more. noun. a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause.
Climacteric Definition. klī-măktər-ĭk, klīmăk-tĕrĭk. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. A period in the life of a person when an important physiological change occurs; specif., the period of perimenopause. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any crucial period. Webster's New World.
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.
Climacteric definition, a period of decrease of reproductive capacity in men and women, culminating, in women, in the menopause. See more.
