tropical
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (all senses except "characterized by tropes"):
- ("characterized by tropes"):
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/[1]
- Rhymes: -əʊpɪkəl
Adjective edit
tropical (comparative more tropical, superlative most tropical)
- 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.
- tropical fruit tropical weather
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 103:
- Whale sharks are found in all the tropical waters of the world. As with many tropical species, an occasional stray wanders into colder waters.
- (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
- 1653 (indicated as 1654), Jeremy Taylor, “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:
- 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.
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
- 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.
- (mathematics) Pertaining to tropical geometry.
Derived terms edit
- Afrotropical
- amphitropical
- antitropical
- boreotropical
- circumtropical
- extratropical
- ex-tropical cyclone
- intertropical
- intratropical
- isotropical
- juxtatropical
- neotropical
- non-tropical
- non-tropical sprue
- palaeotropical
- paleotropical
- pantropical
- paratropical
- post-tropical
- semitropical
- subtropical
- sub-tropical
- supertropical
- tropical almond
- tropical arc
- tropical astrology
- tropical cyclone
- tropical cyclone
- tropical depression
- tropical depression
- tropical disease
- tropical disturbance
- tropical fish
- tropical house
- tropicalist
- tropicality
- tropicalization
- tropicalize
- tropically
- tropical milkweed
- tropical month
- tropicalness
- tropical rainforest
- tropical reed
- tropical rock
- tropical sprue
- tropical storm
- tropical storm
- tropical sweet potato
- tropical ulcer
- tropical warehouse moth
- tropical wave
- tropical yam
- tropical year
- troppo
- ultratropical
- untropical
Translations edit
of or pertaining to the tropics
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from or similar to a hot humid climate
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dated: metaphorical, figurative — see figurative
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Noun edit
tropical (plural tropicals)
- A tropical plant.
- 1856, “The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], volume 12, page 275:
- The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.
Translations edit
tropical plant
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “tropical”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading edit
- “tropical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “tropical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “tropical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural tropicals)
Further reading edit
- “tropical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
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tropical (feminine tropicale, masculine plural tropicaux, feminine plural tropicales)
- (relational) of the tropics; tropical
- forêt tropicale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (figuratively) scorching
- Synonym: caniculaire
Descendants edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “tropical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tropical m or f (plural tropicais)
Further reading edit
- “tropical” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Piedmontese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tropical
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tropical m or f (plural tropicais)
Further reading edit
- “tropical” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French tropical. By surface analysis, tropic + -al.
Adjective edit
tropical m or n (feminine singular tropicală, masculine plural tropicali, feminine and neuter plural tropicale)
Declension edit
Declension of tropical
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | tropical | tropicală | tropicali | tropicale | ||
definite | tropicalul | tropicala | tropicalii | tropicalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | tropical | tropicale | tropicali | tropicale | ||
definite | tropicalului | tropicalei | tropicalilor | tropicalelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural tropicales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tropical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014