subtropical

See also: sub-tropical

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

sub- + tropical

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl

Adjective

subtropical (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
  2. (meteorology, of a cyclone) Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

subtropical (plural subtropicals)

  1. A subtropical plant.

See also

Catalan

Adjective

subtropical (masculine and feminine plural subtropicals)

  1. subtropical

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syp.tʁɔ.pi.kal/

Adjective

subtropical (feminine subtropicale, masculine plural subtropicaux, feminine plural subtropicales)

  1. subtropical

Further reading

Portuguese

Adjective

subtropical m or f (plural subtropicais)

  1. subtropical

Romanian

Etymology

From French subtropical.

Adjective

subtropical m or n (feminine singular subtropicală, masculine plural subtropicali, feminine and neuter plural subtropicale)

  1. subtropical

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

subtropical (plural subtropicales)

  1. subtropical

Further reading

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