What does TROPICAL mean?
Definitions for TROPICAL
ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4,6 ; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5trop·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
tropical, tropicadjective
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
tropicaladjective
of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
"tropical year"
tropicaladjective
characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
tropical, tropicadjective
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
"tropical weather"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tropicaladjective
Etymology: from trope.
A strict and literal acceptation of a loose and tropical expression was a second ground. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
The words are tropical or figurative, and import an hyperbole, which is a way of expressing things beyond what really and naturally they are in themselves. Robert South, Sermons.
The foundation of all parables is, some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable, and the thing intended by it. Robert South, Sermons.
The pine apple is one of the tropical fruits. Nathanael Salmon.
ChatGPT
tropical
Tropical generally refers to the region of Earth near the equator, characterized by warm or hot temperatures year-round, high humidity, and significant rainfall. This definition can extend to various fields: 1) In geography, tropical refers to areas within the tropics, the region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. 2) In meteorology, 'tropical' is used to describe weather systems such as cyclones that originate in these regions. 3) In medicine, 'tropical' refers to diseases that are prevalent in or unique to tropical and subtropical regions. 4) In horticulture and botany, 'tropical' plants are those species native to the tropics. 5) In mathematics, Tropical geometry is a branch of algebraic geometry that replaces the usual ring of polynomials with a semiring, known as a 'tropical' semiring.
Webster Dictionary
Tropicalnoun
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
Tropicalnoun
rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical
Wikidata
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.
Entomology
Tropical
is that faunal region which covers the southern part of the peninsula of Florida, the greater part of Central America, the lowlands of southern Mexico south of the table land, and a narrow strip on each side of Mexico which follows the coast northward into the United States.
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TROPICAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #667
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TROPICAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TROPICAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of TROPICAL in a Sentence
Half of the fatalities in these tropical systems occur with the storm surge.
By September, when peak hurricane season is, this origin area greatly expands to include much of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the western Atlantic as tropical waves track west off the coast of Africa.
Sometimes, we see these kind of redevelop into something tropical, and there is a chance of that.
Whenever you are dealing with an infectious disease issue you are often dealing with people in the marginalized portions of society, here in Texas, where we often find widespread tropical disease outbreaks, it is almost always the poor and the homeless who are affected.
It's also worth noting that a lot of the same locations that get rain from Marco will also get rain from Tropical Storm Laura, too.
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- استوائي, مداريArabic
- tropickýCzech
- tropischGerman
- τροπικόςGreek
- tropicalSpanish
- trooppinenFinnish
- tropicalFrench
- tropaigeachScottish Gaelic
- tropicalGalician
- उष्णकटिबंधीयHindi
- tropikus, trópusiHungarian
- արևադարձայինArmenian
- tropicaleItalian
- 回帰線, 熱帯Japanese
- 熱帶, 열대Korean
- pārūrūMāori
- тропскиMacedonian
- tropiskNorwegian
- tropiskNorwegian Nynorsk
- tropikalnyPolish
- tropicalPortuguese
- tropical, tropicalăRomanian
- тропическийRussian
- வெப்பமண்டலTamil
- اشنکٹبندییUrdu
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