Definitions for tropical

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tropical trop·i·cal

Spelling: [trop-i-kuh l for 1–4, 6; troh-pi-k Tropical is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 439 anagrams from letters in tropical (aciloprt).

Definitions for tropical

noun

1. tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.

adjective

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics:
2. very hot and humid:
3. designed for use in the tropics or in very hot weather (often used in combination):
4. of or relating to either or both of the astronomical tropics.
5. pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical.

Origin of tropical

First recorded in 1520-30; tropic + -al¹

Examples for tropical

A tropical storm, clearly visible on radar for days, is to blame.

During the first invasion the fighting had been under a tropical sun.

The tropical forms all disappear in these zones, as the equatorial do in the tropical zones.

The abandoned barracks of the Liberian Army lay just beyond in the tropical thicket.

Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.

Where do you suppose I'm to find him, the gorgeous, tropical anomaly?'

The climate is tropical, and malaria, with its fever and ague, is prevalent.

From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.

Winter lasts eight months, and the short summer is tropical.

Bob Kaiser, chief of tropical diseases at the CDC, was stumped by the descriptions of the fever.