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English
Etymology
From sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
Adjective
subtropical (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
- (meteorology, of a cyclone) Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.
Derived terms
Translations
further from the equator than the tropical regions
Noun
subtropical (plural subtropicals)
- A subtropical plant.
See also
Catalan
Etymology
From sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
Adjective
subtropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural subtropicals)
- subtropical
Further reading
French
Etymology
From sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
Adjective
subtropical (feminine subtropicale, masculine plural subtropicaux, feminine plural subtropicales)
- subtropical
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /subtɾɔpiˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: sub‧tro‧pi‧cal
Adjective
subtropical m or f (plural subtropicais)
- subtropical
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/ , /ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾu.piˈkal/ , /ˌsu.bɨ.tɾu.piˈkal/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾu.piˈka.li/ , /ˌsu.bɨ.tɾu.piˈka.li/
Adjective
subtropical m or f (plural subtropicais)
- subtropical
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French subtropical. By surface analysis, sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sub.tro.piˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: sub‧tro‧pi‧cal
Adjective
subtropical m or n (feminine singular subtropicală, masculine plural subtropicali, feminine and neuter plural subtropicale)
- subtropical
Declension
Declension of subtropical
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From sub- + tropical.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /subtɾopiˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: sub‧tro‧pi‧cal
Adjective
subtropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural subtropicales)
- subtropical
Further reading