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Meanings of tropical in inglês

Lightweight, airy suiting fabric, often of worsted but now made in many fibers.

Of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics.

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Examples for "tropic"
Examples for "tropic"
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Jake said maybe so; maybe it was tropic neurasthenia the waiters got.
Somewhere in Red Gap
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The latitude diminished rapidly, from the parallel of Madeira to the tropic.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
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The tropic night soon closed and darkness shut down with great rapidity.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
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Above her tropic glare the satellite stars shone wanly and far away.
Through stained glass / A Novel
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The fierce glory of a tropic sunrise is ever a new delight.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither

Greek automobiles company.

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Usage of tropical in inglês
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They tackle major infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases and other health challenges.
The South African
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However, consumers seeking to book a tropical-island adventure will have no problem.
Wired
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Animals living in tropical areas tend to leave fewer fossilised remains behind.
BBC
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This new mapping approach is scalable to any tropical country, said researchers.
The Guardian
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Background: Aedes albopictus is a major vector for several tropical infectious diseases.
Pubmed
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As a result, an impossible autumn had visited the lush tropical vegetation.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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The term 'neglected tropical diseases' predominantly refers to single-entity, mostly parasitic diseases.
Pubmed
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They sounded strangely in the tropical night thousands of miles from civilisation.
The Moon and Sixpence
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Normally we associate sea turtles with warm tropical seas and sandy beaches.
The Irish Times
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Also read: Nosy Be: Escape to a tropical island paradise in Madagascar
The South African
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And what are the factors necessary for a tropical storm to form?
BBC
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But buying a piece of this particular tropical island just wasn't possible.
The Irish Times
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The hyena and the vulture are the scavengers of the tropical regions.
The Mission
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The flowers of the carpet are the blossoms of the tropical forest.
Child Life in Town and Country / 1909
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Neglected tropical diseases affect most of the underprivileged populations in tropical countries.
Pubmed
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And no one has done any real research in tropical farming methods.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
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