Definition of TROPICAL

tropical

Meanings

Plural: tropicals

Adjective Satellite

  • relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
    • "tropical islands"
    • "tropical fruit"
  • characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
  • of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
    • "tropical weather"

Adjective

  • of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic
    • "tropical year"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
  • From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
  • Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
  • Pertaining to tropical geometry.

Noun

  • A tropical plant.

Origin / Etymology

From tropic + -al.

Synonyms

tropic

Scrabble Score: 12

tropical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tropical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tropical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

tropical is a valid Words With Friends word