Princeton's WordNet(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. tropical(adj)

   of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

   "tropical year"

3. tropical(adj)

   characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

4. tropical, tropic(adj)

   of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

   "tropical weather"

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Tropical(noun)

   rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical

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1. Tropical

   Musica tropical or tropical music is a broad term for vocal and instrumental music with "tropical" flavor usually associated with Caribbean music. It is part of an even broader category of Latin music. Usually it is an upbeat dance music, but also includes ballads. It features complex, syncopated rhythms and draws from traditional music forms. Its sound is based on traditional percussion and string musical instruments, such as timbales, congas, bongo, the tres, but can also incorporate other instruments and advanced machinery, such as synthesizers and drum machines. The term "tropical" is commonly used as a music format by Latin music radio stations. Among the most popular tropical styles are salsa, merengue, cumbia, and bachata. Tropical music entered Chile first in the 1930s with the guaracha. In the 1940s mambo and cha cha cha orchestras became a popular form of tropical music in Chile. In the 1960s cumbia entered Chile and leaving a long-lasting impact on tropical music in that country.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tropical' in Adjectives Frequency: #667

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tropical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tropical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Philip Armstrong:

   It’s primarily a tropical disease, and I think it will stay that way.

2. Milton Love:

   Every tropical fish seems to have punched their ticket for Southern California.

3. Bob Henson:

   It's considered to be the most vulnerable large nation on earth for tropical cyclones.

4. Jonathan Shaw:

   In tropical countries there is a desire to avoid physical work and even walk, we're all driven to conserve energy.

5. David Rothery:

   Even a lengthy sustained ash eruption would be very unlikely to produce enough ash to spread across the tropical zone.

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