tropical

trop·i·cal

T0379200 (trŏp′ĭ-kəl)adj.1. Of, occurring in, or characteristic of the tropics.2. Hot and humid; torrid.n. A tropical plant.

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trop′i·cal·ly adv.

tropical

(ˈtrɒpɪkəl) adj1. (Physical Geography) situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the tropics2. (of weather) very hot, esp when humid3. (Rhetoric) rhetoric of or relating to a trope ˌtropiˈcality n ˈtropically adv

trop•i•cal

(ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4,6; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5 )

adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics. 2. very hot and humid. 3. used in or suitable for the tropics. 4. of the nature of a trope; metaphorical. [1520–30] trop′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tropical - relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"tropicequatorial - of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa"
	2.	tropical - of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"
	3.	tropical - characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal senserhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)figurative, nonliteral - (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language"
	4.	tropical - of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"tropichot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

tropical

adjective hot, stifling, lush, steamy, humid, torrid, sultry, sweltering He was unused to the tropical climate.
cold, cool, freezing, frozen, arctic, chilly, frosty, parky (Brit. informal)

tropical

adjectiveOf or relating to the Tropics:tropic.

Translations

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tropic

(ˈtropik) noun either of two imaginary circles running round the earth at about 23 degrees north (Tropic of Cancer) or south (Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator. 回歸線 回归线ˈtropics noun plural the hot regions between or (loosely) near these lines. The ship is heading for the tropics. 熱帶地區 热带地区ˈtropical adjective1. of the tropics. The climate there is tropical. 熱帶的 热带的2. growing etc in hot countries. tropical plants. 熱帶(的) 热带（的） ˈtropically adverb 炎熱(地)，熱情地 炎热（地），热情地

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