SUBCLIMAX


Meaning of SUBCLIMAX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsəb-ˈklī-ˌmaks ]

noun

Date: 1916

: a stage or community in an ecological succession immediately preceding a climax ; especially : one held in relative stability throughout by edaphic or biotic influences or by fire

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.