tropo

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See also: -tropo and tropo-

English

Etymology

Clipping of tropospheric.

Noun

tropo (uncountable)

  1. (amateur radio) Tropospheric propagation.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɔ.po/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpo
  • Hyphenation: trò‧po

Noun

tropo m (plural tropi)

  1. trope
  2. figure of speech

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Latin

Noun

tropō

  1. dative/ablative singular of tropus

Portuguese

Verb

tropo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tropar

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, turn, manner, trope), ultimately from τρέπω (trépō, to turn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾopo/
  • Rhymes: -opo
  • Syllabification: tro‧po

Noun

tropo m (plural tropos)

  1. (music, rhetoric) trope

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