Meaning & Definition of Tropical in English
English⟶
Tropical
/trɑpɪkəl/
adjective
1. Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
- "Tropical islands"
- "Tropical fruit"
synonym:
- tropical,
- tropic
2. Of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
- "Tropical year"
synonym:
- tropical
3. Characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes
- Changed from its literal sense
synonym:
- tropical
4. Of weather or climate
- Hot and humid as in the tropics
- "Tropical weather"
synonym:
- tropical,
- tropic
Examples of using
The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.
That island has a tropical climate.