Definition of tropical Tropical

/tɹɑˈpɪkʌl/ - [trapikul] - trop•i•cal

We found 12 definitions of tropical from 5 different sources.

What does tropical mean?

Adjective
tropical - relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
		tropic
		equatorial of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa"
tropical - characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
		nonliteral, figurative (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language"
		rhetoric study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
tropical - of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"
		tropic
		hot marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
tropical - of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"

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tropical (Noun)
A tropical plant.
tropical (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
tropical (Adjective)
From or similar to a hot humid climate, e. g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
tropical (Adjective)
Of or relating to a trope.

tropical (n.)
Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical diseases.
tropical (n.)
Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical.

Tropical is a word that means "near the equator". Near the equator it is hot, wet, and many plants grow so hot places are sometimes called tropical even if they are not inside the tropics. There are places in the tropics that aren't hot. Places that are high up can be cold. There are even some places in the tropics where snow can be found such as Mauna Kea, which is a very big volcano in Hawaii, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Central Africa, and the Andes mountains which is a mountain rage in Chile and Argentina which are two countries in South America. Tropical people have different names for seasons, even though the seasons are the same in the [tropics] as in other places. Tropical people call the seasons dry and wet seasons.

Tropical animal articles.

Tropical plants and animals are native to the tropics. The tropics is home to many animals, including: (this is a small list)