tropical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹɒp.ə.kəl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈtɹɔp.ɪ.kəl/ (Australia)
- [ˈtɹɔ̟p.ə.kəl] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/
- /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
Etymology tree English tropic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tropical From tropic + -al.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
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From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.
Whale sharks are found in all the tropical waters of the world. As with many tropical species, an occasional stray wanders into colder waters.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 103:My favorite tropical fruits are pineapples and coconuts.
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(dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
But we, by the real spiritual presence of Christ, do understand Christ to be present, as the Spirit of God is present in the hearts of the faithful, by blessing and grace; and this is all which we mean besides the tropical and figurative presence.
1653 (indicated as 1654), “The Real Presence and Spiritual of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, Proved against the Doctrine of Transubstantiation. Section I. State of the Question.”, in Reginald Heber, editor, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D. […], volume IX, London: Ogle, Duncan, and Co. […]; and Richard Priestley, […], published 1822, →OCLC, paragraph 8, page 429:The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
- Pertaining to tropical geometry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trop. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| more tropical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tropical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tropical almond · tropical cyclone · paleotropical · extratropical · tropical astrology · tropical year · subtropical · intertropical · tropical fruit · paratropical · boreotropical · supertropical · tropical disturbance · isotropical · ultratropical · tropical rainforest · tropical zone · tropicalist · ex-tropical cyclone · semitropical · troppo · tropical disease · tropicalize · tropical wave · tropical sprue · circumtropical · tropical warehouse moth · tropical fish · tropical reed · tropical milkweed · tropical dial · tropical rock · juxtatropical · post-tropical · amphitropical · tropical theileriosis · tropical house · tropical sweet potato · intratropical · tropical yam · neotropical · sub-tropical · tropicality · non-tropical · tropical storm · tropical ulcer · non-tropical sprue · pantropical · palaeotropical · untropical · tropical splenomegaly syndrome · tropical month · tropicalization · tropically · tropical depression · Afrotropical · tropicalness · tropical arc · antitropical
Translations (75)
fi trooppinen (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · hy արևադարձային (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ko 열대 (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ru тропи́ческий (of or pertaining to the tropics) · hi उष्णकटिबंधीय (of or pertaining to the tropics) · it tropicale (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ga trópaiceach (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · fi trooppinen (of or pertaining to the tropics) · gd tropaigeach (of or pertaining to the tropics) · bn গ্রীষ্মমণ্ডলীয় (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ja 熱帯 (of or pertaining to the tropics) · sw kitropiki (of or pertaining to the tropics) · tr tropikal (of or pertaining to the tropics) · it tropicale (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · bg тропически (of or pertaining to the tropics) · nn tropisk (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ko 열대 (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · es tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics) · da tropisk (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · vi vùng nhiệt đới (of or pertaining to the tropics) · cs tropický (of or pertaining to the tropics) · de tropisch (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ar مَدَارِيّ (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ru тропи́ческий (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · fur tropicâl (of or pertaining to the tropics) · pl zwrotnikowy (of or pertaining to the tropics) · fr tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics) · mi pārūrū (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · mi pārūrū (of or pertaining to the tropics) · mk тро́пски (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · bn গ্রীষ্মমণ্ডলীয় (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · ja 回帰線 (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ja 熱帯 (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · ar مَدَارِيّ (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · cs tropický (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · gd tropaigeach (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · id tropis (of or pertaining to the tropics) · cmn 熱帶 /热带 (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · es tropical (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · hu tropikus (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · kk тропикалық (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · izh tropiceskoi (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · gl tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ro tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ga teochriosach (of or pertaining to the tropics) · mk тро́пски (of or pertaining to the tropics) · cy trofannol (of or pertaining to the tropics) · hi उष्णकटिबंधीय (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · cmn 回歸線 /回归线 (of or pertaining to the tropics) · pt tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics) · he טְרוֹפִּי (of or pertaining to the tropics) · hu trópusi (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · gu ઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય (of or pertaining to the tropics) · izh tropiceskoi (of or pertaining to the tropics) · pl tropikalny (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · el τροπικός (of or pertaining to the tropics) · kk тропиктік (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · ro tropical (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · ga teochriosach (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · hu trópusi (of or pertaining to the tropics) · nb tropisk (of or pertaining to the tropics) · pt tropical (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · hu tropikus (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ga trópaiceach (of or pertaining to the tropics) · el τροπικός (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · de tropisch (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · cmn 熱帶 /热带 (of or pertaining to the tropics) · ca tropical (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · tl alindanga (of or pertaining to the tropics) · da tropisk (of or pertaining to the tropics) · pl tropikalny (of or pertaining to the tropics) · fr tropical (from or similar to a hot humid climate) · ca tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics) · is hitabeltis- (of or pertaining to the tropics) · kk тропиктік (of or pertaining to the tropics)