-tropic

See also: tropic and Tropic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Compare trope and tropic.

Suffix

-tropic

1. (sciences) turning or changing
2. (sciences) affecting or attracted to the thing specified

Usage notes

Frequently confused with -trophic (“growth, development; nutrition”), which is instead from Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”). Compare tropic hormone (drives other glands) and trophic hormone (affects growth) and tropo-/tropho-.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tropic

Related terms

• trope, -trope
• tropic
• tropism
• -tropism
• tropo-
• -tropy

Translations

turning or changing

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affecting or attracted to the thing specified

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The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Irish: -trópach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: -tropico, -tropo

Anagrams

• Pictor, protic