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climacteric

Meaning of "climacteric" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLIMACTERIC

From Latin clīmactēricus, from Greek klimaktērikos, from klimakter rung of a ladder, from klimax ladder.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLIMACTERIC

klaɪˈmæktərɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLIMACTERIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Climacteric can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLIMACTERIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of climacteric in the English dictionary

The first definition of climacteric in the dictionary is a critical event or period. Other definition of climacteric is the period in the life of a man corresponding to the menopause, chiefly characterized by diminished sexual activity. Climacteric is also the period during which certain fruits, such as apples, ripen, marked by a rise in the rate of respiration.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLIMACTERIC

Alaric · allosteric · cadaveric · Catterick · ceric · choleric · clitoric · diasporic · limerick · Masaryk · maverick · oneiric · rhetoric · sulfuric · sulphuric · telluric · Theodoric · turmeric · uric · xeric

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLIMACTERIC

clifty · climacterical · climacterically · climactic · climactical · climactically · climatal · climate · climate canary · climate change · climate control · climategate · climatic · climatic zone · climatical · climatically · climatise · climatography · climatologic · climatological

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLIMACTERIC

amphoteric · archenteric · cholesteric · dysenteric · enteric · eric · esoteric · exoteric · gastroenteric · holosteric · hysteric · icteric · isosteric · masseteric · mesenteric · neoteric · phylacteric · sphincteric · steric · trochanteric · ureteric

Synonyms and antonyms of climacteric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «climacteric» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CLIMACTERIC

Find out the translation of climacteric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of climacteric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «climacteric» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

更年期
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

climaterio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

climacteric
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

क्लैमाकटरिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سن اليأس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

климактерический
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

climatério
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সন্ধিক্ষণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

climatère
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Climacteric
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Klimakterium
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

更年期の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

갱년기
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Climacteric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xung hạng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காலநிலை சார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्लायमेंटीक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

menapoz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

climaterico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

klimakterium
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

клімактеричний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

climaterice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλιμακτήριος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorgangsleeftyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

climacteric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klimakteriet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of climacteric

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLIMACTERIC»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of climacteric
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «climacteric».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about climacteric

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLIMACTERIC»

Discover the use of climacteric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to climacteric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kampo Treatment for Climacteric Disorders
It traces its roots back to Chinese traditional medicine and means literally Chinese way. This text is intended for health care practitioners of all backgrounds who are engaged in the care of older women.
Yoshiharu Shibata, 1997
2
Climacteric Medicine - Where Do We Go?: Proceedings of the ...
Written by a 'Blue Ribbon' panel, the book addresses the wide range of advances in clinical practice for the climacteric in diagnostic technology and to therapeutic choices.
Hermann P.G. Schneider, Frederick Naftolin, 2004
3
The Climacteric and its Treatment
This is a postgraduate practitioner's textbook on treatment of the climacteric, produced by the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the world-wide members of the obstetrics and gynecology professions.
G. Berg, N.-O. Sjöberg, 1997
4
Fruit Processing
In fruits that ripen after harvest, starch, or organic acids can be converted into sugars. The amount of starch or acid available for conversion is, however, determined during maturation. 3.1.1 Climacteric behaviour In the discussion of maturation ...
D. Arthey, P.R. Ashurst, 1996
5
Fruit Quality and Its Biological Basis
1 Non-climacteric and climacteric fruit The concept of non-climacteric and climacteric fruit ripening is fundamental to any discussion of ethylene in postharvest systems. The term 'climacteric' was coined by Kidd and West (1925) to describe the ...
Michael Knee, 2002
6
Fruit and Vegetables: Harvesting, Handling and Storage
Fruits can be classified into two groups, climacteric and non-climacteric. The former can be defined as fruit that can be ripened after harvest and the latter as fruit that do not ripen after harvest. The term climacteric was first applied to fruit ...
Keith Thompson, 2008
7
The Climacteric: An Update: Proceedings of the Fourth Jan ...
Proceedings of the Fourth Jan Palfijn Symposium, European Conference on the Menopause, held in Antwerp, Belgium, on September 1-2, 1983
H. van Herendael, Bruno van Herendael, F.E. Riphagen, 2011
8
The Climacteric: An Update
Liesbeth Severne later published the results of the IHFsurvey donein Belgium in1974 in which the influenceof a job onthe climacteric syndromewas studied. It was interesting to note that the scoreonthecirculatory index didnotdiffer much inthe ...
H. Herendael, B. Herendael, F. E. Riphagen, 1984
9
Molecular Biotechnology for Plant Food Production
List of Some Climacteric and Non-climacteric Fruits. lytic increase in ethylene production and a peak of respiratory activity, the climacteric. Fruits have been divided into non-climacteric and climacteric classes on the basis of their respiration ...
Octavio Paredes-Lopez, 1999
10
Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives: ...
System 1 corresponds to low ethylene production in the pre-climacteric period of climacteric fruit, and is present throughout the development of non-climacteric fruit. System 2 refers to an auto-stimulated massive ethylene production called ...
Eng-Chong Pua, Michael Raymond Davey, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLIMACTERIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term climacteric is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Are we messing up with nutrients in fruits & veggies in the efforts to …
Climacteric veggies like tomato, mango, banana, papaya, etc depend on ethylene secretion for ripening. Ethylene receptors are modified by ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Vince Staples' 'Summertime '06' Is a Pessimistic Album That Heralds …
... a coming-of-age narrative about Staples' life during his middle school years, which he describes as climacteric that brought him face-to-face ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
3
Menopausal symptoms may be more severe for cancer survivors
The questionnaires, including the Green Climacteric Scale and Fallowfield's Sexual Activity Questionnaire, assessed hot flashes and other ... «Nurse.com, Jun 15»
4
[WATCH] Rotten Bananas Resurrected And Made Edible Again Like …
"Bananas are classed as a climacteric fruit, which means that they continue to ripen after picking," website IFL Science said. Once the fruit is ... «Franchise Herald, Jun 15»
5
Oh my word Climatic, Climactic, Climacteric
Irrespective of climacteric, she wanted to study climatic conditions in Madagascar but her husband did not consent to her wish because he is ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
6
An Audience With Susan Graham - Queen of Carthage in 'Les …
In contrast to the grand tragedy and colossal darkness of the first two acts - which include the climacteric warnings of Cassandra (Anna ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
7
Spain: Cherries of Las Caderechas Valley, close to receiving PGI
... any mechanical means, and only at the right time, since "cherries are a non-climacteric fruit, which does not ripen once plucked from the tree. «FreshPlaza, Jun 15»
8
Buying the ripest produce isn't always best
There are ways you can speed up the ripening of climacteric fruit (put it in a paper bag, add an apple or banana), but if left alone at room ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
9
Why the Middle East is not our fault
From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the contemporary crisis over Iran's nuclear programme, the book covers many of the region's climacteric ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
10
Estrogen withdrawal associated with perimenopausal depression
Prior to menopause, women first enter the climacteric transition with a phase known as perimenopause, the average age of which is 46 years. «2 Minute Medicine, May 15»
REFERENCE
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