subtropicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈtrɒpᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈtrɑpəkəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, tropical adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + tropical adj., perhaps after German subtropisch or scientific Latin subtropicus subtropic adj. N.E.D. (1915) indicates the stress as ˈsubˌtropical.

1. Bordering on the tropics; lying between the tropics and the temperate zones; located in the subtropics.

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the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > bordering on tropics

subtropical1829

1829 A. Ure New Syst. Geol. i. iii. 65 The aqueous vapours rising from the sub-tropical seas.

1847 W. H. Harvey Nereis Australis 93 A rich harvest of novelty awaits the explorer in tropical and subtropical waters.

1865 Englishman's Mag. Nov. 393 Some currents convey ice into subtropical countries.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1180 This family has about a thousand species native in the dry regions of tropical and sub-tropical America.

1947 Times 10 Dec. 4/7 Mr Plummer alluded to the possibility of obtaining..linseed and rice from the sub-tropical parts of Australia.

2009 J. A. Coyne Why Evol. is True iv. 104 Tongueless aquatic frogs of the family Pipidae occur in two widely separated places: eastern South America and subtropical Africa.

2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subtropics; native to the subtropics. Also: almost or intermittently tropical.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective]

warmc888

hotOE

tropic1764

tropical1788

subtropical1829

shirtsleeve1877

Thermidorian1891

the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > bordering on tropics > characteristic of

subtropical1829

subtropic1842

semi-tropic1853

1829 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. III. 115 I have merely had a transient glance of the insect..which forms the type, and which apparently belongs to a sub-tropical group differing from the Acontiæ.

1831–3 J. Lindley & W. Hutton Fossil Flora Great Brit. I. 188 They inhabit countries having a tropical, or sub-tropical temperature, especially the Cape of Good Hope, the West Indies, and South America, and are capable of enduring the extremity of drought without injury.

1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. ii. 21 The sub-tropical members decreased, and the temperate forms..preponderated.

1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes xi. 99 The Murænas (Murænidæ) are mostly tropical and sub-tropical forms with compressed bodies usually mottled, and of brilliant coloration.

1989 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Dec. 4/3 These subtropical evenings were not designed to invigorate.

2008 S. Armitage Gig (2009) 164 We swim in the sea, sunbathe on the beach, then drive through pampas grass and subtropical forest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	subtropical
释义	subtropicaladj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈtrɒpᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈtrɑpəkəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, tropical adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + tropical adj., perhaps after German subtropisch or scientific Latin subtropicus subtropic adj. N.E.D. (1915) indicates the stress as ˈsubˌtropical. 1. Bordering on the tropics; lying between the tropics and the temperate zones; located in the subtropics. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > bordering on tropics subtropical1829 1829 A. Ure New Syst. Geol. i. iii. 65 The aqueous vapours rising from the sub-tropical seas. 1847 W. H. Harvey Nereis Australis 93 A rich harvest of novelty awaits the explorer in tropical and subtropical waters. 1865 Englishman's Mag. Nov. 393 Some currents convey ice into subtropical countries. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1180 This family has about a thousand species native in the dry regions of tropical and sub-tropical America. 1947 Times 10 Dec. 4/7 Mr Plummer alluded to the possibility of obtaining..linseed and rice from the sub-tropical parts of Australia. 2009 J. A. Coyne Why Evol. is True iv. 104 Tongueless aquatic frogs of the family Pipidae occur in two widely separated places: eastern South America and subtropical Africa. 2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subtropics; native to the subtropics. Also: almost or intermittently tropical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] warmc888 hotOE tropic1764 tropical1788 subtropical1829 shirtsleeve1877 Thermidorian1891 the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > bordering on tropics > characteristic of subtropical1829 subtropic1842 semi-tropic1853 1829 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. III. 115 I have merely had a transient glance of the insect..which forms the type, and which apparently belongs to a sub-tropical group differing from the Acontiæ. 1831–3 J. Lindley & W. Hutton Fossil Flora Great Brit. I. 188 They inhabit countries having a tropical, or sub-tropical temperature, especially the Cape of Good Hope, the West Indies, and South America, and are capable of enduring the extremity of drought without injury. 1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. ii. 21 The sub-tropical members decreased, and the temperate forms..preponderated. 1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes xi. 99 The Murænas (Murænidæ) are mostly tropical and sub-tropical forms with compressed bodies usually mottled, and of brilliant coloration. 1989 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Dec. 4/3 These subtropical evenings were not designed to invigorate. 2008 S. Armitage Gig (2009) 164 We swim in the sea, sunbathe on the beach, then drive through pampas grass and subtropical forest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1829
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