tropic
Of, or relating to the tropicsOf, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
» Can orange trees grow in the tropics?
Meaning
4 sensesOf, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
(rare)Hot and humid.
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
(not comparable)Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
The binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is allosterically regulated by various tropic factors, such as BPG and acidity.
Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes.
Examples
6 sentencesCan orange trees grow in the tropics?
There are only two seasons in the tropics.
ruВ тропиках только два времени года.
deIn den Tropen gibt es nur zwei Jahreszeiten.
In the tropics, there are only two seasons.
The open doors of the greenhouse let in the smells of the greenery and the scents of the tropics.
The Tropic of Capricorn is in the Southern Hemisphere.
ruТропик Козерога находится в Южном полушарии.
Origin
From Late Latin tropicus (“of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one of the tropicsFrom Late Latin tropicus (“of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one of the tropics”), from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”).
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Forms
more tropic, most tropic| Comparative | more tropic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most tropic Lesson |
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Synonyms
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