单词 | subclimax |
释义 | subclimax[ suhb-klahy-maks ] / sʌbˈklaɪ mæks / noun Ecology.the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession. Origin of subclimaxFirst recorded in 1930–35; sub- + climax Words nearby subclimaxsubclavian steal, subclavian steal syndrome, subclavian triangle, subclavian vein, subclavius, subclimax, subclinical, subclinical absence, subclinical diabetes, subcolumnar, subcommission Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for subclimaxsubclimax / (sʌbˈklaɪmæks) / nounecology a community in which development has been arrested before climax has been attained Derived forms of subclimaxsubclimactic (ˌsʌbklaɪˈmæktɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for subclimaxsubclimax [ sŭb-klī′măks′ ] A stage in the ecological succession of a plant or animal community immediately preceding a climax, often persisting because of the repeated effects of fire, flood, or other conditions. See also climax community succession. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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