tropical

adjective

trop·i·cal

for sense 1

ˈträ-pi-kəl How to pronounce tropical (audio)

for sense 2 ˈtrō-,

also ˈträ-

: of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics

tropical forests

a tropical disease

: of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture

tropical Florida

: figurative sense 2

tropically

ˈträ-pi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce tropical (audio)

ˈtrō-

adverb

Example Sentences

wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology

Recent Examples on the Web The tropical conditions added a swelter to the heat wave, which offered little overnight relief.

Julie Watson And John Antczak, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 By Saturday night, Earl is forecast to become a powerful post-tropical low.

Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 The first one was in the central tropical Atlantic about 1,100 miles east of the Leeward Islands.

Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Sep. 2022 Six will likely be passed after 1.5° C of warming, including the die-off of tropical coral reefs and the collapse of both the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Other birds leave temperate Eurasia for Africa, tropical Asia or Australia.

Tom Langen, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 This Joe Burrow car air freshener is made from recycled paper and comes in black cherry, clean cotton, vanilla, Hawaiian Blue, Jasmine and mango tropical scents.

Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 But tropical moisture will linger through the weekend.

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 While visiting Mexico in 1975, Queen Elizabeth wore a tropical-print, short-sleeve dress.

Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

单词	tropical
释义	tropical adjective trop·i·cal for sense 1 ˈträ-pi-kəl for sense 2 ˈtrō-, also ˈträ- 1 a : of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics tropical forests a tropical disease b : of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture tropical Florida 2 : figurative sense 2 tropically ˈträ-pi-k(ə-)lē ˈtrō- adverb Synonyms equatorial low See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology Recent Examples on the Web The tropical conditions added a swelter to the heat wave, which offered little overnight relief. Julie Watson And John Antczak, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 By Saturday night, Earl is forecast to become a powerful post-tropical low. Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 The first one was in the central tropical Atlantic about 1,100 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Sep. 2022 Six will likely be passed after 1.5° C of warming, including the die-off of tropical coral reefs and the collapse of both the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Other birds leave temperate Eurasia for Africa, tropical Asia or Australia. Tom Langen, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 This Joe Burrow car air freshener is made from recycled paper and comes in black cherry, clean cotton, vanilla, Hawaiian Blue, Jasmine and mango tropical scents. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 But tropical moisture will linger through the weekend. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 While visiting Mexico in 1975, Queen Elizabeth wore a tropical-print, short-sleeve dress. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology (sense 1) Middle English tropikal "pertaining to the three circles of the celestial sphere (the two tropics and the equinoctial circle)," from tropik tropic entry 1 + -al -al entry 1; (sense 2) Latin tropicus "pertaining to figures of speech" (borrowed from Greek tropikós, from trópos "figurative expression, trope" + -ikos -ic entry 1) + -al entry 1 First Known Use 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing tropical tropical cyclone tropical oil tropical fish tropical rain forest tropical storm tropical sprue tropical aquarium tropical cyclone tropical oil tropical fish tropical rain forest tropical storm tropical sprue tropical aquarium See More Kids Definition tropical adjective trop·i·cal ˈträ-pi-kəl : of or occurring in the tropics tropical fruit a tropical island tropical adjective 1 as in subtropical being near the equator wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance subtropical equatorial subtropic semitropical low semitropic Antonyms & Near Antonyms polar temperate 2 as in metaphoric expressing one thing in terms normally used for another an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology Synonyms & Similar Words metaphoric metaphorical figurative figural symbolic tropological symbolical catachrestic allegorical catachrestical extended emblematic veritable nonliteral euphemistic emblematical Aesopic sylleptic Aesopian Antonyms & Near Antonyms literal nonmetaphorical nonfigurative nonsymbolic
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tropical

adjective

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