tropical
English
/ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/, /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/, /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
- From or similar to a hot humid climate
- (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical, figurative.
- (maths) Pertaining to tropical geometry.
Etymology
Suffix from English tropic (bending non-gloss definition).
Origin
English
tropic
Gloss
bending non-gloss definition
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Afrotropic English
- Afrotropical English
- amphitropical English
- antitropical English
- boreotropic English
- boreotropical English
- circumtropical English
- circumtropically English
- extratropic English
- extratropical English
- heterotropic English
- intertropical English
- intratropical English
- isotropical English
- laeotropic English
- monotropically English
- neotropic English
- neotropical English
- non-tropical English
- nosotropic English
- palaeotropical English
- paleotropical English
- pantropical English
- pantropically English
- paratropical English
- retropicalization English
- semitropical English
- subtropic English
- subtropical English
- subtropically English
- supertropical English
- tropic English
- tropicality English
- tropicalization English
- tropicalize English
- tropically English
- tropicalness English
- tropicbird English
- tropin English
- troppo English
- ultratropical English
- tropicus Latin
- tropique French
- тро́пик Russian
- fo-hropickagh Manx
- tropic
- troppo
- tropin
- subtropic
- neotropic
- nosotropic
- tropically
- Afrotropic
- tropicbird
- laeotropic
- isotropical
- subtropical
- tropicalize
- boreotropic
- extratropic
- pantropical
- neotropical
- tropicality
- antitropical
- non-tropical
- heterotropic
- tropicalness
- semitropical
- paratropical
- Afrotropical
- subtropically
- paleotropical
- intratropical
- ultratropical
- pantropically
- intertropical
- boreotropical
- amphitropical
- extratropical
- supertropical
- monotropically
- palaeotropical
- circumtropical
- tropicalization
- circumtropically
- retropicalization