n.
Pronunciation: kl ī - ' mak-t( ə -)rik; ˌ kl ī - ˌ mak- ' ter-ik, - ' tir-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin climactericus, from Greek klimakt ē rikos, from klimakt ē r critical point, literally, rung of a ladder, from klimak-, klimax ladder
Date: 1582
1 : constituting or relating to a climacteric
2 : CRITICAL , CRUCIAL