tropical

[trop-i-kuhl for 1–4, 6; troh-pi-kuhl for 5] Example Sentences

trop·i·cal

[trop-i-kuhl for 1–4, 6; troh-pi-kuhl for 5]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
2.
very hot and humid: a tropical climate.
3.
designed for use in the tropics or in very hot weather (often used in combination): tropical-weight woolens.
4.
of or pertaining to either or both of the astronomical tropics.
5.
pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical.
noun
6.
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.

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Tropical is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1520–30; tropic + -al1

trop·i·cal·i·ty, noun
trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·trop·i·cal, adjective
non·trop·i·cal, adjective
non·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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un·trop·i·cal, adjective
un·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
  • Something new is happening under the tropical sun in this metropolis by the sea.
  • Add tropical ice and the equatorial bulge would grow, increasing the disparity.
  • Air warmed by tropical waters flows up through a hurricane and is vented through the eye into the upper atmosphere.
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tropical (ˈtrɒpɪkəl)
 
adj
1.  situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the tropics
2.  (of weather) very hot, esp when humid
3.  rhetoric of or relating to a trope
 
tropi'cality
 
n
 
'tropically
 
adv

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