tropicalとは

語源

tropic +‎ -al

発音

• (all senses except "characterized by tropes"):
  • (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/^[1]
  • 韻: -ɒpɪkəl
• ("characterized by tropes"):
  • (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/
  • (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/^[1]
  • 韻: -əʊpɪkəl

形容詞

tropical (comparative more tropical, superlative most tropical)

1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
2. From or similar to a hot humid climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
   • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 103:

     Whale sharks are found in all the tropical waters of the world. As with many tropical species, an occasional stray wanders into colder waters.

3. (dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; metaphorical, figurative.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)

   • South

     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.

4. (mathematics) Pertaining to tropical geometry.

名詞

tropical (複数形 tropicals)

1. A tropical plant.

参照

Further reading

• tropical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• tropical in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• tropical at OneLook Dictionary Search

アナグラム

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