"-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.”), {{m|grc|τροπή||turn; solstice; trope}} τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”), {{m|en|trope}} trope, {{m|en|tropic}} tropic 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 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant target parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English links with redundant target parameters: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 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 language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant target parameters, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English links with redundant target parameters: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'affecting or attracted to the thing specified': 1 99

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