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cli |ent base (client bases ) N‑COUNT A business's client base is the same as its customer base . [BUSINESS ] □ [+ of ] Enviros Consulting has a client base of more than 2,000 organisations.

cli|en|tele /kliː ɒnte l, kla I ən-/ N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients. □  This pub had a mixed clientele.

cli |ent sta te (client states ) N‑COUNT A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection. □  …France and its African client states.

cliff /kl I f/ (cliffs ) N‑COUNT A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea. □  The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.

cliff|hanger /kl I fhæŋə ^r / (cliffhangers ) also cliff-hanger N‑COUNT A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next. □  The election is likely to be a cliff-hanger. □  …cliffhanger endings to keep you in suspense.

cliff|top /kl I ftɒp/ (clifftops ) N‑COUNT A clifftop is the area of land around the top of a cliff. □  …a house on the clifftop. □  …25 acres of spectacular clifftop scenery.

cli|mac|tic /kla I mæ kt I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs. [FORMAL ] □  …the film's climactic scene.

cli|mate ◆◇◇ /kla I mət/ (climates )

1 N‑VAR The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it. □ [+ of ] …the hot and humid climate of Cyprus.

2 N‑COUNT You can use climate to refer to the general atmosphere or situation somewhere. □  The economic climate remains uncertain. □ [+ of ] …the existing climate of violence and intimidation. SYNONYMS climate NOUN 1

weather:…the weather conditions.

temperature:Coping with severe drops in temperature can be very difficult.

climes:He left Britain for the sunnier climes of Southern France.

cli |mate change N‑UNCOUNT Climate change refers to changes in the earth’s climate, especially the gradual rise in temperature caused by high levels of carbon dioxide and other gases. □  Human activity has led to deforestation, species becoming extinct, rising sea levels and climate change.

cli|mat|ic /kla I mæ t I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Climatic conditions, changes, and effects relate to the general weather conditions of a place. □  …the threat of rising sea levels and climatic change from overheating of the atmosphere.

cli|ma|tolo|gist /kla I mətɒ lədʒ I st/ (climatologists ) N‑COUNT A climatologist is someone who studies climates.

cli|max /kla I mæks/ (climaxes , climaxing , climaxed )

1 N‑COUNT The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end. □ [+ of/to ] For Pritchard, getting a medal was the climax of her career. □ [+ to ] It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety. □  The last golf tournament of the European season is building up to a dramatic climax.

2 VERB The event that climaxes a sequence of events is an exciting or important event that comes at the end. You can also say that a sequence of events climaxes with a particular event. [JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] The demonstration climaxed two weeks of strikes. □ [V + with ] They've just finished a sell-out U.K. tour that climaxed with a three-night stint at Brixton Academy. [Also V ]