climacteric
Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's lifePertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life.
» Tom doesn't know the difference between climax and climacteric.
Tom kennt nicht den Unterschied zwischen Klimax und Klimakterium.
Meaning
5 sensesPertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life.
Critical or crucial; decisive.
крити́ческийkritíčeskij, опа́сныйopásnyj, напряжённыйnaprjažónnyj
Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal.
klimakterisch
климактери́ческийklimakteríčeskij
Climactic.
(of fruit) That continues to ripen after being harvested.
klimakterisch
Examples
1 sentencesTom doesn't know the difference between climax and climacteric.
deTom kennt nicht den Unterschied zwischen Klimax und Klimakterium.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin clīmactēricus, from Koine Greek κλιμακτηρικός (klimaktērikós), from κλιμακτήρ (From Latin clīmactēricus, from Koine Greek κλιμακτηρικός (klimaktērikós), from κλιμακτήρ (klimaktḗr, “scale, progression, gradation”).
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Forms
more climacteric, most climacteric| Comparative | more climacteric Lesson |
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| Superlative | most climacteric Lesson |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form