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/ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/
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/ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/
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T R AA1 P IH0 K AH0 L
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Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer. My favorite tropical fruits are pineapples and coconuts.
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Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
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Usage: dated
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Pertaining to tropical geometry.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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A tropical plant.
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of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tropic
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
tropical islands tropical fruit
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Synonyms: tropic
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مَدَارِيّ
(madāriyy)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Armenian :
արեւադարձային
(arewadarjayin)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Bengali :
গ্রীষ্মমণ্ডলীয়
(griśśõmonḍoliẏo)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Bulgarian :
тропически
(tropičeski)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Catalan :
tropical
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Chinese Mandarin :
熱帶 /热带
(rèdài)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Chinese Mandarin :
回歸線 /回归线
(huíguīxiàn)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Czech :
tropický
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Danish :
tropisk
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Finnish :
trooppinen
— of or pertaining to the tropics
French :
tropical
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Friulian :
tropicâl
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Galician :
tropical
— of or pertaining to the tropics
German :
tropisch
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Greek :
τροπικός
(tropikós)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Gujarati :
ઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય
(uṣṇakṭibandhīya)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Hebrew :
טְרוֹפִּי
(tropi)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Hindi :
उष्णकटिबंधीय
(uṣṇakṭibandhīya)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Hungarian :
trópusi
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Hungarian :
tropikus
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Icelandic :
hitabeltis-
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Indonesian :
tropis
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Ingrian :
tropiceskoi
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Irish :
teochriosach
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Irish :
trópaiceach
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Italian :
tropicale
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Japanese :
熱帯
(nettai)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Japanese :
回帰線
(kakisen)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Kazakh :
тропиктік
(tropiktık)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Korean :
열대
(yeoldae)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Macedonian :
тро́пски
(trópski)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Māori :
pārūrū
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Norwegian Bokmål :
tropisk
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Norwegian Nynorsk :
tropisk
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Polish :
tropikalny
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Polish :
zwrotnikowy
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Portuguese :
tropical
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Romanian :
tropical
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Russian :
тропи́ческий
(tropíčeskij)
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Scottish Gaelic :
tropaigeach
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Spanish :
tropical
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Swahili :
kitropiki
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Tagalog :
alindanga
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Turkish :
tropikal
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Vietnamese :
vùng nhiệt đới
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Welsh :
trofannol
— of or pertaining to the tropics
Arabic :
مَدَارِيّ
(madāriyy)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Bengali :
গ্রীষ্মমণ্ডলীয়
(griśśõmonḍoliẏo)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Catalan :
tropical
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Chinese Mandarin :
熱帶 /热带
(rèdài)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Czech :
tropický
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Danish :
tropisk
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Finnish :
trooppinen
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
French :
tropical
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
German :
tropisch
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Greek :
τροπικός
(tropikós)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Hindi :
उष्णकटिबंधीय
(uṣṇakṭibandhīya)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Hungarian :
trópusi
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Hungarian :
tropikus
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Ingrian :
tropiceskoi
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Irish :
teochriosach
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Irish :
trópaiceach
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Italian :
tropicale
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Japanese :
熱帯
(nettai)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Kazakh :
тропикалық
(tropikalyq)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Kazakh :
тропиктік
(tropiktık)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Korean :
열대
(yeoldae)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Macedonian :
тро́пски
(trópski)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Māori :
pārūrū
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Polish :
tropikalny
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Portuguese :
tropical
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Romanian :
tropical
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Russian :
тропи́ческий
(tropíčeskij)
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Scottish Gaelic :
tropaigeach
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Spanish :
tropical
— from or similar to a hot humid climate
Polish :
roślina tropikalna
— tropical plant