transcription, транскрипция: [ klaɪˈmæktərɪk ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 Med. the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline. 2 a supposed critical period in life (esp. occurring at intervals of seven years). --adj. 1 Med. occurring at the climacteric. 2 constituting a crisis; critical. [F climat÷rique or L climactericus f. Gk klimakterikos f. klimakter critical period f. klimax -akos ladder]