trop´i|cal|ly — trop|i|cal1 «TROP uh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the tropics; having to do with the tropics: »tropical studies. 2. occurring in the tropics: »tropical diseases, a tropical depression that grows into a tropical storm. 3. native to the… … Useful english dictionary
trop|i|cal — trop|i|cal1 «TROP uh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the tropics; having to do with the tropics: »tropical studies. 2. occurring in the tropics: »tropical diseases, a tropical depression that grows into a tropical storm. 3. native to the… … Useful english dictionary
trop|i|cal|ize — «TROP uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make tropical; make suitable for tropical climates … Useful english dictionary
ge´o|trop´i|cal|ly — ge|o|trop|ic «JEE uh TROP ihk», adjective. Biology. affected by geotropism; responding to gravity. –ge´o|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
i´so|trop´i|cal|ly — i|so|trop|ic «Y suh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Physics. having the same properties, such as elasticity or conduction, in all directions. 2. Zoology. without predetermined axes. ╂[< iso + Greek trópos turn, manner + English ic]… … Useful english dictionary
or´tho|trop´i|cal|ly — or|tho|trop|ic «AWR thuh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Botany. of, having to do with, or exhibiting orthotropism; growing vertically upward or downward, as a stem or root. 2. having to do with or using a type of bridge design in which steel plates,… … Useful english dictionary
pho´to|trop´i|cal|ly — pho|to|trop|ic «FOH toh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Botany. bending or turning in response to light: »Most plants are phototropic. 2. sensitive to changes in amount of radiation: »phototropic glass. –pho´to|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
plei´o|trop´i|cal|ly — plei|o|trop|ic «PLY uh TROP ihk», adjective. Genetics. controlling or effecting change in more than one character: »The mutation was pleiotropic (Scientic American). ╂[< Greek pleíōn more, comparative of polýs much, many + trópos a turning]… … Useful english dictionary
al|lo|trop|i|cal — «AL uh TROP uh kuhl», adjective. = allotropic. (Cf. ↑allotropic) … Useful english dictionary
ex|tra|trop|i|cal — «EHKS truh TROP uh kuhl», adjective. outside or originating outside the tropics; occurring in middle and higher latitudes of either hemisphere: »The uncertainties of weather forecasting were forcibly dramatized in the extratropical cyclone that… … Useful english dictionary