Climacteric - Английское значение и перевод слова Climacteric на Русский язык

noun

A critical period or event.

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The first major climacteric in twentieth-century poetry

noun

The period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline; (in women) menopause.

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Most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric

noun

The ripening period of certain fruits such as apples, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree.

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Ripening accompanied by a sharp rise in respiration, the so-called climacteric

adjective

Having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical.

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Britain must possess so climacteric a weapon in order to deter an atomically armed enemy

adjective

Occurring at, characteristic of, or undergoing the climacteric; (in women) menopausal.

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Every year adds new symptoms to climacteric syndrome

adjective

(of a fruit) undergoing a climacteric.

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It doesn't ripen off the tree, being a climacteric fruit