TROPIC


Meaning of TROPIC in English

n.

Function: adjective combining form

Etymology: French -tropique, from Greek -tropos -tropous

1 : turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus <geo tropic >

2 : attracted to or acting upon (something specified) <neuro tropic >

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