Definitions for tropicalˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4,6 ; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
trop•i•calˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4,6 ; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5(adj.)
pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics.
very hot and humid.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Meteorology
used in or suitable for the tropics.
Category: Clothing
of the nature of a trope; metaphorical.
Origin of tropical:
1520–30
trop′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
tropical, tropic(adj)
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
tropical(adj)
of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
"tropical year"
tropical(adj)
characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
tropical, tropic(adj)
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
"tropical weather"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tropical(adjective)ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4,6; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5
relating to the hottest places in the world
a tropical island
Webster Dictionary
Tropical(noun)
of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical diseases
Tropical(noun)
rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical
Translations for tropical
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tropiesAfrikaans
- إسْتِوائيArabic
- тропическиBulgarian
- tropicalPortuguese (BR)
- tropickýCzech
- tropischGerman
- tropiskDanish
- τροπικόςGreek
- tropicalSpanish
- troopilineEstonian
- استوایی؛ گرم و مرطوبFarsi
- trooppinenFinnish
- tropicalFrench
- טְרוּפִּיHebrew
- उष्णकटिबन्धHindi
- tropskiCroatian
- forró égövi, trópusiHungarian
- tropisIndonesian
- hitabeltis-Icelandic
- tropicaleItalian
- 熱帯のJapanese
- 열대(지장)의Korean
- atogrąžų, tropinisLithuanian
- tropisks; tropu-Latvian
- tropikaMalay
- tropischDutch
- tropisk, trope-Norwegian
- tropikalnyPolish
- استوایی؛ گرم و مرطوبPersian
- استوایی، ګرم او مرطوبPashto
- tropicalPortuguese
- tropicalRomanian
- тропическийRussian
- tropickýSlovak
- tropskiSlovenian
- tropskiSerbian
- tropiskSwedish
- ที่เกี่ยวกับเขตร้อนของโลกThai
- dönencel, tropikalTurkish
- 熱帶的Chinese (Trad.)
- тропічнийUkrainian
- منطقۂ حارہ سے متعلقUrdu
- nhiệt đớiVietnamese
- 热带的Chinese (Simp.)
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