climacus means A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, climacus ranks #5,038 of 20,696 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From Latin clīmax, from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to lean, slant”).
noun
- A neume denoting a descending set of three tones.