Tropical
11tropical — 1520s, “pertaining to the celestial tropics,” from TROPIC (Cf. tropic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). In reference to the torrid zones of the earth, from 1690s …
12tropical — [adj] warm and humid close, equatorial, hot, lush, steamy, sticky, stifling, sultry, sweaty, sweltering, torrid, tropic; concepts 525,605 Ant. arctic, freezing, frigid, polar …
13tropical — 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a los trópicos. 2. Ampuloso, frondoso, exagerado …
14tropical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or relating to the tropics. 2) very hot and humid. DERIVATIVES tropically adverb …
15tropical — [träp′i kəl] adj. 1. of, in, characteristic of, or suitable for the tropics 2. very hot; sultry 3. [L tropicus < Gr tropikos] Rare of, or having the nature of, a trope; figurative tropically adv …
16Tropical — Tropique Les tropiques sont deux lignes imaginaires du globe terrestre, parallèles à l équateur, dont elles sont séparées de part et d autre de 23° 26 de latitude : le tropique du Cancer au Nord, et le tropique du Capricorne au Sud. Les noms …
17tropical — ► adjetivo 1 De los trópicos: ■ clima tropical. 2 coloquial Que parece propio de los trópicos por ser frondoso o exagerado: ■ decoró la casa con estilo tropical. 3 METEOROLOGÍA Se aplica al clima caracterizado por una larga estación seca, en… …
18tropical — tropicality, n. tropically, adv. /trop i keuhl/ for 1 4, 6; /troh pi keuhl/ for 5, adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, esp. the humid tropics: tropical flowers. 2. very hot and humid: a tropical… …
19tropical — trop|i|cal [ˈtrɔpıkəl US ˈtra: ] adj 1.) coming from or existing in the hottest parts of the world ▪ the tropical rain forests ▪ tropical fruit tropical diseases/medicine (=diseases that are common in hot countries or the study of these diseases) …
20tropical — trop|i|cal [ trapıkl ] adjective ** 1. ) in or from the hottest parts of the world: tropical medicine (=dealing with diseases that exist in tropical areas) tropical plants/fish/diseases a ) used about parts of countries that are in the tropics:… …
