-TROPE


Meaning of -TROPE in English

I. .ˌtrōp noun combining form

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Greek tropos turn, direction, way

1. : turn : change : affinity for

chromo trope

neuro trope

2. : body characterized by (such) an inversion

hemi trope

3. : instrument and especially optical instrument that functions by rotating, reversing, or reflecting

rheo trope

thauma trope

II. adjective combining form

Etymology: French, from Greek -tropos, from trepein to turn

: turning : being reverted

aniso trope

hemi trope

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