Tropical

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -É’pɪkÉ™l

Alternative forms

• trop. abbreviation

Origin

tropic + -al

Full definition of tropical

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
2. From or similar to a hot humid climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
3. (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical, figurative.
• SouthThe foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.

Derived terms

• tropical geometry

Noun

1. A tropical plant.