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Etymology

From tropic + -al.

derived from τροπικός — “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”
derived from tropicus — “of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one of the tropics”
suffixed as tropical — “tropic + al”

Definitions

Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23…
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
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From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
- We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.
- My favorite tropical fruits are pineapples and coconuts.
- Whale sharks are found in all the tropical waters of the world. As with many tropical species, an occasional stray wanders into colder waters.
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Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes
Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
- The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.
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1. Pertaining to tropical geometry.
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  A tropical plant.
  - The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.

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Derived

Afrotropical, amphitropical, antitropical, boreotropical, circumtropical, extratropical, ex-tropical cyclone, intertropical, intratropical, isotropical, juxtatropical, neotropical, non-tropical, non-tropical sprue, palaeotropical, paleotropical, pantropical, paratropical, post-tropical, semitropical, sub-tropical, subtropical, supertropical, tropical almond, tropical arc, tropical astrology, tropical cyclone, tropical depression, tropical dial, tropical disease, tropical disturbance, tropical fish, tropical fruit, tropical house, tropicalist, tropicality, tropicalization, tropicalize, tropically, tropical milkweed · +18 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at tropical. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at tropical. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at tropical

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.