"-tropic" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Compare trope and tropic. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*trep-}}, {{bor|en|grc|τροπικός||of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.}} Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tropic, {{en-suffix}} -tropic
  1. (sciences) Turning or changing. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Sciences Translations (turning or changing): -trópach (Irish)
    Sense id: en--tropic-en-suffix-drD~qheD Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'turning or changing': 98 2
  2. (sciences) Affecting or attracted to the thing specified. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Sciences Related terms: trope, -trope, tropic, tropism, -tropism, tropo-, -tropy Translations (affecting or attracted to the thing specified): -trópach (Irish)
    Sense id: en--tropic-en-suffix-d0bOf54Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant target parameters, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English links with redundant target parameters: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 21 79 Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'affecting or attracted to the thing specified': 1 99
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