tropical

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Etymology[edit]

tropic +‎ -al

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tropical (comparative more tropical, superlative most tropical)

  1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
  2. 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.
  3. (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical, figurative.
    • 1654, Jeremy Taylor, The Real Presence []
      the first tropical expression
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volume (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.
  4. (mathematics) Pertaining to tropical geometry.

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Noun[edit]

tropical (plural tropicals)

  1. A tropical plant.
    • 1856, The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste[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.

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 tropical”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tròpic +‎ -al.

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Adjective[edit]

tropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural tropicals)

  1. tropical

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tropique +‎ -al.

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tropical (feminine tropicale, masculine plural tropicaux, feminine plural tropicales)

  1. (relational) of the tropics; tropical
    forêt tropicale(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) scorching
    Synonym: caniculaire

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  • Romanian: tropical
  • Turkish: tropikal

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Galician[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

tropical m or f (plural tropicais)

  1. tropical

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Piedmontese[edit]

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tropical

  1. tropical

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: tro‧pi‧cal

Adjective[edit]

tropical m or f (plural tropicais)

  1. tropical (of or relating to the tropics)
  2. tropical (from or similar to a hod humid climate)

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.

Adjective[edit]

tropical m or n (feminine singular tropicală, masculine plural tropicali, feminine and neuter plural tropicale)

  1. tropical

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From trópico +‎ -al.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɾopiˈkal/ [t̪ɾo.piˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tro‧pi‧cal

Adjective[edit]

tropical (plural tropicales)

  1. tropical

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