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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : trop-i-kuh l for 1–4, 6; troh-pi-kuh l for 5 |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1–4, 6; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5 |
Definition of tropical
Origin :- 1520s, "pertaining to the celestial tropics," from tropic + -al (1). In reference to the torrid zones of the earth, from 1690s.
- adj warm and humid
- Winter lasts eight months, and the short summer is tropical.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- The tropical forms all disappear in these zones, as the equatorial do in the tropical zones.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- During the first invasion the fighting had been under a tropical sun.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- The climate is tropical, and malaria, with its fever and ague, is prevalent.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- Where do you suppose I'm to find him, the gorgeous, tropical anomaly?'
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
- In this famous hot-house are the rarest palms and tropical plants.
- Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
- For all heed he paid to it the sky might have been of a tropical blue.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The coastline was just ahead: green with a lush, tropical vegetation.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
- In short, he expected me to have to fight a probable return of tropical illness.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- His practice was to wear on his head, in that tropical climate, a mangy fur cap.
- Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
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