English-Thai Dictionary
trope
N มากเกินไป
trophic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ โภชนาการ kiao-kab-pod-cha-na-kan
trophied
A ประดับ ด้วย สิ่งของ ที่ตั้ง โชว์ ประดับ ด้วย ของที่ระลึก
trophy
N ของที่ระลึก kong-ti-ra-ruek
trophy
N รางวัล rang-wan
trophy
N สิ่ง ที่ ยึด ได้ จาก ศัตรู และ เก็บ ไว้ เป็น ที่ ระลึกถึง ชัยชนะ sing-ti-yud-dai-jak-sad-tru0lea-kab-wai-pen-ti-ra-ruek
trophy
N อวัยวะ ของ สัตว์ ที่ ได้ จาก การ ล่า ar-wai-ya-wa-ti-dai-jak-kan-la-sad
tropic
ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ เขตร้อน ของ โลก ti-kiao-kab-ked-ron-kong-lok
tropic
N เขตร้อน ของ โลก ked-ron-kong-lok
tropic of Cancer
N เส้นรุ้ง ที่อยู่ ห่าง เส้นศูนย์สูตร ไป ทางเหนือ sen-rung-ti-yu-hang-sen-suan-sud-pai-tang-nuan
tropic of Capricorn
N เส้นรุ้ง ที่อยู่ ห่าง เส้นศูนย์สูตร ไป ทางใต้ sen-rung-ti-yu-hang-sen-suan-sud-pai-tang-nuan
tropical
ADJ ร้อน ชื้น ron-chuan
tropical
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เขตร้อน kiao-kab-ked-ron
tropical cyclone
N พายุ ใน เขตร้อน pa-yu-ked-ron
tropical plant
N พืชเมืองร้อน phud-muang-ron
tropical year
N ปี ทาง สุริยคติ equinoctial year solar year pe-tang-su-ri-ya-kad
tropicalize
VT ปรับ ให้ เหมาะกับ เขตร้อน prab-hai-mor-kab-ked-ron
tropically
ADV ใน เขตร้อน nai-ked-ron
tropism
N การ ตอบสนอง สิ่งเร้า kan-tob-sa-nong-sing-rao
tropology
N การ ใช้ วิธีการ อุปมาอุปไมย การ พูด เปรียบเทียบ
troposphere
N ชั้น บรรยากาศ โลก ชั้นล่าง สุด chan-ban-ya-kad-lok-cha-la-sud
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TROPE
n.[L. tropus; Gr. to turn. ] In rhetoric, a word or expression used in a different sense from that which it properly signifies; or a word changed from its original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea, as when we call a stupid fellow an ass, or a shrewd man a fox. Tropes are chiefly of four kinds, metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony. Some authors make figure the genus, of which trope is a species; others make them different things, defining trope to be a change of sense, and figure to be any ornament, except what becomes so by such change.
TROPHIED
a.[from trophy. ] Adorned with trophies. --The trophied arches, storied halls invade.
TROPHY
n.[L. tropoeum.] 1. Among the ancients, a pile of arms taken from a vanquished enemy, raised on the field of battle by the conquerors; also, the representation of such a pile in marble, on medals and the like; or according to others, trophies were trees planted in conspicuous places of the conquered provinces, and hung with the spoils of the enemy, in memory of the victory. Hence,
2. Any thing taken and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards and the like, taken from an enemy.
Around the posts hung helmets, darts and spears,
And captive chariots, axes, shields and bars,
And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars.
3. In architecture, an ornament representing the stem of a tree, charged or encompassed with arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive.
4. Something that is evidence of victory; memorial of conquest.
Present every hearer to Christ as a trophy of grace.
TROPHY-MONEY
n.A duty paid in England annually by house-keepers, towards providing harness, drums, colors, etc. for the militia.
TROPIC
n.[L. tropicus; from Gr. a turning; to turn. ] 1. In astronomy, a circle of the sphere drawn through a solstitial point, parallel to the equator; or the line which bounds the sun's declination from the equator, north or south. This declination is twenty-three degrees and a half nearly. There are two tropics; the tropic of Cancer, on the north of the equator, and the tropic of Capricorn on the south.
2. Tropics, in geography, are two lesser circles of the globe, drawn parallel to the equator through the beginning of Cancer and of Capricorn.
TROPICAL
a.Pertaining to the tropics; being within the tropics; as tropical climates; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical winds. 1. Incident to the tropics; as tropical diseases.
2. [from trope. ] Figurative; rhetorically changed from its proper or original sense.
The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable, and the thing intended by it.
Tropical writing or hieroglyphic, is such as represents a thing by qualities which resemble it.
TROPICALLY
adv. In a tropical or figurative manner.
TROPIC-BIRD
n.An aquatic fowl of the genus Phaeton, with a long slender tail and remarkable powers of flight.
TROPIST
n.[from trope. ] One who explains the Scriptures by tropes and figures of speech; one who deals in tropes.
TROPOLOGICAL
a.[See Tropology. ] Varied by tropes; changed from the original import of the words.
TROPOLOGY
n.[Gr. trope, and discourse. ] A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or change from the original import of the word.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TROPAEOLIN
TROPAEOLIN Tro *pæ "o *lin, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; -- so called because of the general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium (Tropæolum ).
TROPE
Trope, n. Etym: [L. tropus, Gr. Torture, and cf. Trophy, Tropic, Troubadour, Trover. ] (Rhet.) (a ) The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech. (b ) The word or expression so used. In his frequent, long, and tedious speeches, it has been said that a trope never passed his lips. Bancroft.
Note: Tropes are chiefly of four kinds: metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony. Some authors make figures the genus, of which trope is a species; others make them different things, defining trope to be a change of sense, and figure to be any ornament, except what becomes so by such change.
TROPEINE
TROPEINE Tro *pe "ine, n. (Chem. )
Defn: Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.
TROPHI
Tro "phi, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The mouth parts of an insect, collectively, including the labrum, labium, maxillæ, mandibles, and lingua, with their appendages.
TROPHIC
Troph "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Trophi. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence on nutrition.
TROPHIED
TROPHIED Tro "phied, a.
Defn: Adorned with trophies. The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. Pope.
TROPHONIAN
Tro *pho "ni *an, a. Etym: [L. Trophonianus, fr. Trophonius, Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave and oracle.
TROPHOSOME
Troph "o *some, n. Etym: [Gr. -some body. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The nutritive zooids of a hydroid, collectively, as distinguished from the gonosome, or reproductive zooids.
TROPHOSPERM
Troph "o *sperm, n. Etym: [Gr. trophosperme. See Trophi. ] (Bot. )
Defn: The placenta.
TROPHY
Tro "phy, n.; pl. Trophies. Etym: [F. trophée (cf. It. & Sp. trofeo ),L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. Trope. ]
1. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people.
Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor, weapons, etc. , of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site, with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity. The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol.
2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch. ), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive.
3. Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc. Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars, And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars. Dryden.
4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.
Note: Some trophies (5 ) are unique, temporary possession of the same object passing to the new victors of some periodic contest in subsequent occurrences. Others are objects of little inherent worth, given by the authority sponsoring the contest to the victor. A trophy is sometimes shaped like a cup, and in such cases may be called a cup, as the America's Cup (in Yacht racing ). Trophy money, a duty paid formerly in England, annually, by housekeepers, toward providing harness, drums, colors, and the like, for the militia.
TROPIC
Trop "ic, a. Etym: [Atropine + -ic. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance slightly soluble in water.
TROPIC
Trop "ic, n. Etym: [F. tropique, L.tropicus of or belonging to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. Trope. ]
1. (Astron.)
Defn: One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23º 28min, and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
2. (Geog.) (a ) One of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by the same names. (b ) pl.
Defn: The region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near them on either side. The brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from the windows of the greenhouse and the saloon. Bancroft.
TROPIC
TROPIC Trop "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical. Tropic bird (Zoöl.), any one of three species of oceanic belonging to the genus Phaëthon, found chiefly in tropical seas. They are mostly white, and have two central tail feathers very long and slender. The yellow-billed tropic bird. Phaëthon flavirostris (called also boatswain ), is found on the Atlantic coast of America, and is common at the Bermudas, where it breeds.
TROPICAL
Trop "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. L. tropicus of turning, Gr. Tropic, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical diseases.
2. Etym: [From Trope. ]
Defn: Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical. Jer. Taylor. The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it. South. Tropic month. See Lunar month, under Month. -- Tropic year, the solar year; the period occupied by the sun in passing from one tropic or one equinox to the same again, having a mean length of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46. seconds, which is 2 minutes, 23.3 seconds shorter than the sidereal year, on account of the precession of the equinoxes.
TROPICALLY
TROPICALLY Trop "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically.
TROPIDINE
Trop "i *dine, n. Etym: [See Tropine. ] (Chem. )
Defn: An alkaloid, C8H13N, obtained by the chemical dehydration of tropine, as an oily liquid having a coninelike odor.
TROPILIDENE
Tro *pil "i *dene, n. Etym: [See Tropine. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the dry distillation of tropine with quicklime. It is regarded as being homologous with dipropargyl.
TROPINE
Tro "pine, n. Etym: [From Atropine. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A white crystalline alkaloid, C8H15NO, produced by decomposing atropine.
TROPISM
TROPISM Tro "pism, n. [Gr. a turning, to turn + -ism. ] (Physiol.)
Defn: Modification of the direction of growth.
TROPIST
Trop "ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tropiste. See Trope. ]
Defn: One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.
TROPOLOGIC; TROPOLOGICAL
Trop `o *log "ic, Trop `o *log "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. tropologique. See Tropology. ]
Defn: Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. Burton. -- Trop `o *log "ic *al *ly, adv.
TROPOLOGIZE
TROPOLOGIZE Tro *pol "o *gize, v. t.
Defn: To use in a tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope of. [R.] If. .. Minerva be tropologized into prudence. Cudworth.
TROPOLOGY
Tro *pol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. tropologie.]
Defn: A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word. Sir T. Browne.
TROPPO
TROPPO Trop "po, adv. [It. ] (Mus. )
Defn: Too much; as, allegro ma non troppo, brisk but not too much so.
New American Oxford Dictionary
trop.
trop. ▶abbreviation • tropic. • tropical.
tropaeolum
tropaeolum |trə (ʊ )ˈpiːələm | ▶noun ( pl. tropaeolums ) a Central and South American trailing or climbing plant of a genus that includes the nasturtium and the canary creeper. ●Genus Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin tropaeum ‘trophy ’, because of the resemblance of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield.
trope
trope |trōp troʊp | ▶noun a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression: he used the two-Americas trope to explain how a nation free and democratic at home could act wantonly abroad. • a significant or recurrent theme; a motif: she uses the Eucharist as a pictorial trope. ▶verb [ no obj. ] create a trope. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek tropos ‘turn, way, trope, ’ from trepein ‘to turn. ’
trophallaxis
troph al lax is |ˌträfəˈlaksis, ˌtrō -ˌtrɑfəˈlæksəs | ▶noun Entomology the mutual exchange of regurgitated liquids between adult social insects or between them and their larvae. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from tropho- ‘nourishment ’ + Greek allaxis ‘exchange. ’
trophectoderm
troph ec to derm |träfˈektəˌdərm, trō -ˌtrɑfˈɛktədərm | ▶noun another term for trophoblast.
trophic
troph ic |ˈtrōfik, ˈträf -ˈtroʊfɪk | ▶adjective Ecology of or relating to feeding and nutrition. • Physiology (of a hormone or its effect ) stimulating the activity of another endocrine gland. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment, ’ from trephein ‘nourish. ’
trophic level
troph ic lev el |ˈtroʊfɪk ˈlɛvəl | ▶noun Ecology each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
tropho-
tropho- ▶comb. form relating to nourishment: trophoblast. ORIGIN from Greek trophē ‘nourishment. ’
trophoblast
troph o blast |ˈträfəˌblast, ˈtrō -ˈtrɑfəblæst | ▶noun Embryology a layer of tissue on the outside of a mammalian blastula, supplying the embryo with nourishment and later forming the major part of the placenta. DERIVATIVES troph o blas tic |ˌträfəˈblastik |adjective
trophozoite
troph o zo ite |ˌträfəˈzōˌīt, ˌtrō -ˌtrɑfəˈzoʊaɪt | ▶noun Zoology & Medicine a growing stage in the life cycle of some sporozoan parasites, when they are absorbing nutrients from the host.
trophy
tro phy |ˈtrōfē ˈtroʊfi | ▶noun ( pl. trophies ) 1 a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success. • a souvenir of an achievement, esp. a part of an animal taken when hunting. 2 (in ancient Greece or Rome ) the weapons and other spoils of a defeated army set up as a memorial of victory. • a representation of such a memorial; an ornamental group of symbolic objects arranged for display. ORIGIN late 15th cent. ( sense 2, denoting a display of weapons ): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout, ’ from trepein ‘to turn. ’
trophy child
tro phy child ▶noun a child whose birth or achievements are paraded to enhance the parents' status.
trophy wife
tro phy wife |ˈtroʊfi ˌwaɪf | ▶noun informal, derogatory a young, attractive wife regarded as a status symbol for an older man.
tropic
trop ic 1 |ˈträpik ˈtrɑpɪk | ▶noun the parallel of latitude 23 °26ʹ north ( tropic of Cancer ) or south ( tropic of Capricorn ) of the equator. • Astronomy each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination, marking the northern and southern limits of the ecliptic. • (the tropics ) the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. ▶adjective another term for tropical ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice ): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning, ’ from trepein ‘to turn. ’
tropic
trop ic 2 |ˈtrɑpɪk ˈträpik | ▶adjective 1 Biology relating to, consisting of, or exhibiting tropism. 2 Physiology variant spelling of trophic.
tropical
trop i cal |ˈträpəkəl ˈtrɑpəkəl | ▶adjective 1 of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics: tropical countries | a tropical rain forest. • resembling the tropics, esp. in being very hot and humid: some plants thrived in last year's tropical summer heat. 2 archaic of or involving a trope; figurative. DERIVATIVES trop i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb
tropical sprue
trop i cal sprue ▶noun see sprue 2.
tropical storm
trop i cal storm (also tropical cyclone ) ▶noun a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
tropical year
trop i cal year ▶noun see year ( sense 1 ).
tropicbird
trop ic bird |ˈträpikˌbərd ˈtrɑpɪkbərd | ▶noun a tropical seabird with mainly white plumage and very long central tail feathers. [Family Phaethontidae and genus Phaethon: three species. ]
tropic of Cancer
trop ic of Can cer ▶noun see tropic 1.
tropic of Capricorn
trop ic of Cap ri corn ▶noun see tropic 1.
tropism
tro pism |ˈtrōˌpizəm ˈtroʊˌpɪzəm | ▶noun Biology the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ (from trepein ‘to turn ’) + -ism .
tropology
tro pol o gy |trəˈpäləjē trəˈpɑləʤi | ▶noun the figurative use of language. • Christian Theology the figurative interpretation of the scriptures as a source of moral guidance. DERIVATIVES trop o log i cal |ˌträpəˈläjikəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek tropologia, from tropos (see trope ).
tropolone
trop o lone |ˈträpəˌlōn, ˈtrō -ˈtrɑpəloʊn | ▶noun Chemistry an organic compound present in various plants, with a molecule based on a seven-membered carbon ring. [Chem. formula: C 7 H 6 O 2. ] ORIGIN 1940s: from tropilidine (a liquid hydrocarbon ) + -ol + -one .
tropomyosin
trop o my o sin |ˌträpōˈmīəsən, ˌtrō -ˌtrɑpoʊˈmaɪəsən | ▶noun Biochemistry a protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ + myosin .
troponin
tro po nin |ˈträpənən, ˈtrō -ˈtrɑpənən | ▶noun Biochemistry a globular protein complex involved in muscle contraction. It occurs with tropomyosin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue. ORIGIN 1960s: from tropomyosin + -n- + -in 1 .
tropopause
trop o pause |ˈträpəˌpôz, ˈtrō -ˈtrɑpəpɔz | ▶noun the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ + pause .
troposphere
trop o sphere |ˈträpəˌsfi (ə )r, ˈtrō -ˈtrɑpəˌsfɪ (ə )r | ▶noun the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7 –6.2 miles (6 –10 km ), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere. DERIVATIVES trop o spher ic |ˌträpəˈsfi (ə )rik, -ˈsferik, ˌtrō - |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ + sphere .
troppo
trop po 1 |ˈträpō ˈtrɑpoʊ | ▶adverb [ usu. with negative ] Music (in directions ) too much; excessively. PHRASES ma non troppo |mä ˌnôn ˈtrôpō |(as a direction ) but not too much (used to suggest moderate application of another direction ): allegro ma non troppo. ORIGIN Italian.
troppo
trop po 2 |ˈtrɑpoʊ ˈträpō | ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal mentally disturbed, supposedly as a result of spending too much time in a tropical climate: have you gone troppo? ORIGIN 1940s: from tropic 1 + -o .
Oxford Dictionary
tropaeolum
tropaeolum |trə (ʊ )ˈpiːələm | ▶noun ( pl. tropaeolums ) a Central and South American trailing or climbing plant of a genus that includes the nasturtium and the canary creeper. ●Genus Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin tropaeum ‘trophy ’, because of the resemblance of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield.
trope
trope |trəʊp | ▶noun a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. • a significant or recurrent theme; a motif: she uses the Eucharist as a pictorial trope. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek tropos ‘turn, way, trope ’, from trepein ‘to turn ’.
trophallaxis
trophallaxis |ˌtrɒfəˈlaksɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Entomology the mutual exchange of regurgitated liquids between adult social insects or between them and their larvae. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from tropho- ‘nourishment ’ + Greek allaxis ‘exchange ’.
trophectoderm
trophectoderm |trɒˈfɛktə (ʊ )dəːm, trəʊ -| ▶noun another term for trophoblast.
trophic
trophic |ˈtrəʊfɪk, ˈtrɒfɪk | ▶adjective 1 Ecology relating to feeding and nutrition. 2 (also tropic ) Physiology (of a hormone or its effect ) stimulating the activity of another endocrine gland. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment ’, from trephein ‘nourish ’.
trophic level
troph ¦ic level ▶noun Ecology each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, consisting of organisms sharing the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
tropho-
tropho- |ˈtrɒfəʊ, ˈtrəʊfəʊ | ▶combining form relating to nourishment: trophoblast. ORIGIN from Greek trophē ‘nourishment ’.
trophoblast
trophoblast |ˈtrɒfə (ʊ )blast, ˈtrəʊf -| ▶noun Embryology a layer of tissue on the outside of a mammalian blastula, supplying the embryo with nourishment and later forming the major part of the placenta. DERIVATIVES trophoblastic adjective
trophozoite
trophozoite |ˌtrɒfə (ʊ )ˈzəʊʌɪt, ˌtrəʊfə (ʊ )-| ▶noun Zoology & Medicine a growing stage in the life cycle of some sporozoan parasites, when they are absorbing nutrients from the host.
trophy
tro ¦phy |ˈtrəʊfi | ▶noun ( pl. trophies ) 1 a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success. • a souvenir of an achievement, especially a part of an animal taken when hunting. 2 (in ancient Greece or Rome ) the weapons of a defeated army set up as a memorial of victory. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout ’, from trepein ‘to turn ’.
trophy child
tro phy child ▶noun a child whose birth or achievements are paraded to enhance the parents' status.
trophy wife
tro ¦phy wife ▶noun informal, derogatory a young, attractive wife regarded as a status symbol for an older man.
tropic
tropic 1 |ˈtrɒpɪk | ▶noun the parallel of latitude 23 °26ʹ north ( tropic of Cancer ) or south ( tropic of Capricorn ) of the equator. • Astronomy each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination, marking the northern and southern limits of the ecliptic. • (the tropics ) the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. ▶adjective another term for tropical ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice ): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning ’, from trepein ‘to turn ’.
tropic
tropic 2 |ˈtrəʊpɪk | ▶adjective 1 Biology relating to, consisting of, or exhibiting tropism. 2 Physiology variant spelling of trophic.
tropical
trop |ic ¦al |ˈtrɒpɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics: tropical countries | a tropical rainforest. • very hot and humid: some plants thrived in last year's tropical summer heat. 2 archaic of or involving a trope; figurative. DERIVATIVES tropically adverb
tropical sprue
trop |ic ¦al sprue ▶noun see sprue 2.
tropical storm
tropical storm (also tropical cyclone ) ▶noun a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
tropical year
trop |ic ¦al year ▶noun see year ( sense 1 ).
tropicbird
tropic |bird ▶noun a tropical seabird with mainly white plumage and very long central tail feathers. ●Family Phaethontidae and genus Phaethon: three species.
tropic of Cancer
trop ¦ic of Can ¦cer ▶noun see tropic 1.
tropic of Capricorn
trop ¦ic of Cap ¦ri |corn ▶noun see tropic 1.
tropism
tropism |ˈtrəʊpɪz (ə )m, ˈtrɒp -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ (from trepein ‘to turn ’) + -ism .
tropology
tropology |trəˈpɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the figurative use of language. • Christian Theology the figurative interpretation of the scriptures as a source of moral guidance. DERIVATIVES tropological |trɒpəˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek tropologia, from tropos (see trope ).
tropolone
tropolone |ˈtrɒpələʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry an organic compound present in various plants, with a molecule based on a seven-membered carbon ring. ●Chem. formula: C 7 H 6 O 2. ORIGIN 1940s: from tropilidine (a liquid hydrocarbon ) + -ol + -one .
tropomyosin
tropomyosin |ˌtrəʊpə (ʊ )ˈmʌɪəsɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ + myosin .
troponin
troponin |ˈtrəʊpə (ʊ )nɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a globular protein complex involved in muscle contraction. It occurs with tropomyosin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue. ORIGIN 1960s: from tropomyosin + -n- + -in 1 .
tropopause
tropopause |ˈtrɒpə (ʊ )pɔːz, ˈtrəʊp -| ▶noun the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ + pause .
troposphere
troposphere |ˈtrɒpə (ʊ )sfɪə, ˈtrəʊp -| ▶noun the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 6 –10 km (the lower boundary of the stratosphere ). DERIVATIVES tropospheric |-ˈsfɛrɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek tropos ‘turning ’ + sphere .
troppo
troppo 1 |ˈtrɒpəʊ | ▶adverb [ usu. with negative ] Music (in directions ) too much; excessively: allegro ma non troppo. ORIGIN Italian.
troppo
troppo 2 |ˈtrɒpəʊ | ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal mentally disturbed, supposedly as a result of spending too much time in a tropical climate: have you gone troppo? ORIGIN 1940s: from tropic 1 + -o .
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trophy
trophy noun 1 a swimming trophy: cup, medal; prize, award. 2 a cabinet full of trophies from his travels: souvenir, memento, keepsake; spoils, booty.
tropical
tropical adjective tropical weather: very hot, sweltering, boiling, scorching, humid, sultry, steamy, sticky, oppressive, stifling, suffocating, heavy, equatorial. ANTONYMS cold, arctic.
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trophy
trophy noun 1 a swimming trophy: cup, medal; prize, award; laurels, bays, palm. 2 tusks from the male are highly coveted as trophies: souvenir, memento, keepsake, reminder, record, relic; spoils, booty.
tropical
tropical adjective the tropical weather was debilitating: very hot, sweltering, baking hot, torrid; humid, sultry, steamy, sticky, oppressive, stifling, suffocating, heavy; informal boiling. ANTONYMS cold, arctic.
Duden Dictionary
Tropaeolum
Tro pae o lum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…ˈpɛ …|das Tropaeolum; Genitiv: des Tropaeolums griechisch-lateinisch-neulateinisch Kapuzinerkresse
Troparion
Tro pa ri on Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Trop a rion |das Troparion; Genitiv: des Troparions, Plural: die Troparien griechisch-mittelgriechisch kurzer Liedhymnus im orthodoxen Gottesdienst
Troparium
Tro pa ri um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Trop a rium |das Troparium; Genitiv: des Tropariums, Plural: die Troparien 1 Anlage, Haus (in Zoos ) mit tropischem Klima zur Haltung bestimmter Pflanzen und Tiere zu Tropen , gebildet nach Aquarium 2 Buch der römisch -katholischen Kirche, das Tropen 2b enthält zu Tropus
Trope
Tro pe Substantiv, feminin Stilkunde , die |Tr o pe |die Trope; Genitiv: der Trope, Plural: die Tropen griechisch tropḗ, eigentlich = (Hin )wendung, Richtung, zu: trépein = wenden bildlicher Ausdruck, Wort (Wortgruppe ), das nicht im eigentlichen, sondern im übertragenen Sinne gebraucht wird z. B. Bacchus für Wein
Tropen
Tro pen Pluralwort , die |Tr o pen |Pluraletantum eigentlich = Wendekreise, griechisch tropaí (hēlíou ) = Sonnenwende, Plural von: tropḗ, Trope zu beiden Seiten des Äquators liegende Zone mit sehr heißem Klima sie war lange in den Tropen
Tropen
Tro pen |Tr o pen |Plural von Trope , Tropus
Tropenanzug
Tro pen an zug Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o penanzug |leichter Anzug für heiße Klimazonen
Tropenarzt
Tro pen arzt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o penarzt |Facharzt für Tropenkrankheiten
Tropenärztin
Tro pen ärz tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o penärztin |weibliche Form zu Tropenarzt
Tropenfieber
Tro pen fie ber Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tr o penfieber |schwere Form der Malaria
Tropenhelm
Tro pen helm Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o penhelm |als Kopfbedeckung in heißen Ländern getragener flacher Helm aus Kork mit Stoffüberzug
Tropenholz
Tro pen holz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tr o penholz |Plural selten Holz aus den Tropen Tropenholz aus ökologischem Waldbau
Tropeninstitut
Tro pen in s ti tut , Tro pen in sti tut Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tr o peninstitut |der Erforschung, Bekämpfung und Heilung von Tropenkrankheiten dienendes Institut
Tropenklima
Tro pen kli ma Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tr o penklima |tropisches Klima
Tropenkoller
Tro pen kol ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o penkoller |starker Erregungszustand, der bei Bewohnern gemäßigter Zonen beim Aufenthalt in den Tropen auftreten kann
Tropenkrankheit
Tro pen krank heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o penkrankheit |speziell in den Tropen oder Subtropen auftretende Krankheit z. B. Malaria
Tropenmedizin
Tro pen me di zin Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o penmedizin |Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit Erforschung und Behandlung der Tropenkrankheiten befasst
Tropenpflanze
Tro pen pflan ze Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o penpflanze |in den Tropen heimische Pflanze
Tropensturm
Tro pen sturm Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o pensturm |tropischer Wirbelsturm Tropensturm erneut zum Hurrikan hochgestuft
tropentauglich
tro pen taug lich Adjektiv |tr o pentauglich |aufgrund seiner Konstitution fähig, in den Tropen zu leben und zu arbeiten
Tropentauglichkeit
Tro pen taug lich keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o pentauglichkeit |die Tropentauglichkeit; Genitiv: der Tropentauglichkeit
Tropf
Tropf Substantiv, maskulin oft abwertend , der |Tr o pf |der Tropf; Genitiv: des Tropf [e ]s, Tröpfe im 13. Jahrhundert tropf (e ), zu triefen ; nach der Vorstellung »nichtig, unbedeutend wie ein Tropfen «Person, die [in bedauernswerter Weise ] einfältig ist ein armer, aufgeblasener Tropf
Tropf
Tropf Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Tr o pf |der Tropf; Genitiv: des Tropf [e ]s, Plural: die Tropfe zu tropfen Vorrichtung, bei der aus einer Flasche o. Ä. Flüssigkeit, besonders eine Nährstofflösung, durch einen Schlauch [ständig ] in die Vene des Patienten tropft einen Tropf anlegen | am Tropf hängen | figurativ am finanziellen Tropf des Staates hängen
tropfbar
tropf bar Adjektiv |tr o pfbar |(von Flüssigkeiten ) fähig, Tropfen zu bilden; nicht zähflüssig
tropfbarflüssig
tropf bar flüs sig Adjektiv |tr o pfbarfl ü ssig |
Tröpfchen
Tröpf chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tr ö pfchen |das Tröpfchen; Genitiv: des Tröpfchens, Plural: die Tröpfchen Verkleinerungsform zu Tropfen 1a
Tröpfcheninfektion
Tröpf chen in fek ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Tr ö pfcheninfektion |Infektion, bei der Krankheitserreger (z. B. von Grippe ) über feinste Speichel- oder Schleimtröpfchen beim Sprechen, Husten und Niesen übertragen werden
Tröpfchenmodell
Tröpf chen mo dell Substantiv, Neutrum Kernphysik , das |Tr ö pfchenmodell |ohne Plural anschauliches Kernmodell, in dem der Atomkern als Tröpfchen einer Flüssigkeit aus Protonen und Neutronen behandelt wird
tröpfchenweise
tröpf chen wei se Adverb |tr ö pfchenweise |1 in kleinen Tropfen Medizin tröpfchenweise verabreichen | mit Verbalsubstantiven auch attributiv eine tröpfchenweise Verabreichung 2 umgangssprachlich in kleinen, [zögernd ] aufeinanderfolgenden Teilen; nach und nach ein Manuskript tröpfchenweise abliefern
tröpfeln
tröp feln schwaches Verb |tr ö pfeln |spätmittelhochdeutsch trepflen, Weiterbildung zu tropfen 1 Perfektbildung mit »ist « in wenigen, kleinen Tropfen schwach [und langsam ] niederfallen oder rinnen Blut tröpfelt auf die Erde, aus der Wunde 2 Perfektbildung mit »hat « in kleinen Tropfen fließen lassen die Medizin auf den Löffel, auf ein Stück Zucker tröpfeln 3 unpersönlich; Perfektbildung mit »hat « umgangssprachlich in vereinzelten kleinen Tropfen regnen es tröpfelt schon, nur
tropfen
trop fen schwaches Verb |tr o pfen |mittelhochdeutsch tropfen, althochdeutsch tropfōn, zu Tropfen 1 Perfektbildung mit »ist « (von einer Flüssigkeit ) in einzelnen Tropfen herabfallen oder auch an etwas herunterrollen der Regen tropft vom Dach | der Schweiß tropfte ihnen von der Stirn | Tränen tropften aus ihren Augen, auf den Brief | unpersönlich es tropft vom Dach, von den Bäumen, von der Decke 2 Perfektbildung mit »hat « einzelne Tropfen von sich geben, an sich herunterrollen lassen der [undichte, nicht richtig zugedrehte ] Wasserhahn tropft | die Kerze tropft | ihm tropft die Nase 3 Perfektbildung mit »hat « (irgendwohin ) tropfen 1 lassen; träufeln [jemandem, sich ] eine Tinktur auf die Wunde, in die Augen tropfen
Tropfen
Trop fen Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o pfen |der Tropfen; Genitiv: des Tropfens, Plural: die Tropfen mittelhochdeutsch tropfe, althochdeutsch tropfo, zu triefen 1 a kleine Flüssigkeitsmenge von kugeliger oder länglich runder Form ein großer, kleiner Tropfen | ein Tropfen Wasser, Öl, Blut | dreimal täglich 15 Tropfen von etwas einnehmen | die ersten Tropfen fallen es fängt an zu regnen | es regnet dicke Tropfen | der Schweiß stand ihm in feinen, dicken Tropfen auf der Stirn | figurativ ein bitterer Tropfen , ein Tropfen Wermut in ihrer Freude steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein durch ständige Wiederholung von etwas erreicht man schließlich [bei jemandem ] sein Ziel nach lateinisch gutta cavat lapidem b sehr kleine Menge einer Flüssigkeit ein paar Tropfen Parfüm, Sonnenöl | einige Tropfen bittere /(gehoben : ) bitterer Medizin | es ist kein Tropfen Milch mehr im Hause | er hat keinen Tropfen Alkohol zu sich genommen | die Gläser bis auf den letzten Tropfen (völlig ) leeren | er hat keinen Tropfen [Alkohol ] getrunken ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein sein umgangssprachlich angesichts des bestehenden Bedarfs viel zu wenig, eine zu vernachlässigend kleine und daher wirkungslose Menge sein 2 Pluraletantum Medizin, die in Tropfen 1a eingenommen wird jemandem Tropfen verschreiben | seine Tropfen [ein ]nehmen 3 ein guter /edler Tropfen emotional guter Wein, Branntwein
Tropfenfänger
Trop fen fän ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o pfenfänger |an einem Gefäß, besonders an der Tülle einer [Kaffee ]kanne, angebrachter kleiner Schwamm zum Auffangen restlicher Tropfen nach dem Ausschenken
Tropfenform
Trop fen form Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o pfenform |
tropfenförmig
trop fen för mig Adjektiv |tr o pfenförmig |Tropfenform aufweisend
tropfenweise
trop fen wei se Adverb |tr o pfenweise |1 in aufeinanderfolgenden Tropfen oder sehr kleinen Mengen einer Flüssigkeit eine Medizin tropfenweise einnehmen 2 umgangssprachlich tröpfchenweise 2 ein Geständnis tropfenweise ablegen
Tropfflasche
Tropf fla sche Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o pfflasche |kleine Flasche zum Einträufeln von Medizin
Tropfinfusion
Tropf in fu si on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Tr o pfinfusion |über einen Tropf erfolgende Infusion
tropfnass
tropf nass Adjektiv |tr o pfn a ss |triefend nass tropfnasse Kleider | die Kinder waren tropfnass | Wäsche tropfnass (ohne sie auszuwringen ) aufhängen
Tropfstein
Tropf stein Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o pfstein |Absonderung von Kalkstein aus tropfendem Wasser als Stalagmit oder Stalaktit
Tropfsteinhöhle
Tropf stein höh le Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr o pfsteinhöhle |Höhle, in der sich Tropfstein gebildet hat
Tropfteig
Tropf teig Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |Tr o pfteig |flüssiger Teig für eine Suppeneinlage
Trophäe
Tro phäe Substantiv, feminin , die |Troph ä e |die Trophäe; Genitiv: der Trophäe, Plural: die Trophäen (französisch trophée < ) (spät )lateinisch trop (h )aeum < griechisch trópaion = Siegeszeichen, zu: tropḗ = Wendung (des Feindes ), Flucht (Trope ) 1 erbeutete Fahne, Waffe o. Ä. als Zeichen des Sieges über den Feind Trophäen aus dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg | Trophäen erbeuten 2 Kurzwort für: Jagdtrophäe 3 aus einem bestimmten Gegenstand bestehender Preis für den Sieger in einem [sportlichen ] Wettbewerb sie hat die Trophäe errungen
trophisch
tro phisch Adjektiv Medizin |tr o phisch |zu griechisch trophḗ = Nahrung, Ernährung die Ernährung [der Gewebe ] betreffend
Trophobiose
Tro pho bi o se Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Trophobi o se |die Trophobiose; Genitiv: der Trophobiose, Plural: die Trophobiosen Form der Ernährungssymbiose bei Blattläusen und Ameisen
Trophoblast
Tro pho blast Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Trophobl a st |der Trophoblast; Genitiv: des Trophoblasten, Plural: die Trophoblasten ernährende Hülle des Embryos
Trophologe
Tro pho lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Trophol o ge |der Trophologe; Genitiv: des Trophologen, Plural: die Trophologen -loge Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Trophologie
Trophologie
Tro pho lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Tropholog ie |die Trophologie; Genitiv: der Trophologie -logie Ernährungswissenschaft
Trophologin
Tro pho lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Trophol o gin |die Trophologin; Genitiv: der Trophologin, Plural: die Trophologinnen weibliche Form zu Trophologe
trophologisch
tro pho lo gisch Adjektiv |trophol o gisch |die Trophologie betreffend
Trophoneurose
Tro pho neu ro se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Trophoneur o se |die Trophoneurose; Genitiv: der Trophoneurose, Plural: die Trophoneurosen Form der Neurose, die mangelhafte Gewebsernährung und damit Schwunderscheinungen an Organen zur Folge hat
Trophophyll
Tro pho phyll Substantiv, Neutrum Botanik , das |Trophoph y ll |das Trophophyll; Genitiv: des Trophophylls, Plural: die Trophophylle bei Farnpflanzen ein nur der Assimilation 5 dienendes Blatt; Gegensatz Sporophyll
Tropical
Tro pi cal Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o pical …ikl̩ |der Tropical; Genitiv: des Tropicals, Plural: die Tropicals englisch tropical, eigentlich = tropisch leichtes, poröses Kammgarngewebe in Leinwandbindung für leichte Sommeranzüge und Damenkleidung
Tropika
Tro pi ka Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Tr o pika |neulateinisch Malaria tropica besonders schwere Form der Malaria
tropisch
tro pisch Adjektiv |tr o pisch |1 die Tropen betreffend, dazu gehörend, dafür charakteristisch der tropische Regenwald, Urwald | das tropische Afrika | tropische Pflanzen [arten ]2 durch seine Art Vorstellungen von den Tropen weckend tropische Temperaturen | tropisches Sommerwetter
Tropismus
Tro pis mus Substantiv, maskulin Biologie , der |Trop i smus |der Tropismus; Genitiv: des Tropismus, Plural: die Tropismen zu griechisch tropḗ (Trope ), trópos = Wendung, Richtung durch äußere Reize verursachte Bewegung von Teilen festgewachsener Pflanzen oder festsitzender Tiere auf die Reizquelle hin oder von dort weg
Tropopause
Tro po pau se Substantiv, feminin Meteorologie , die |Tropop au se auch ˈtroːpo …|die Tropopause; Genitiv: der Tropopause zu griechisch paũsis = Ende zwischen Troposphäre und Stratosphäre liegende atmosphärische Schicht
Tropophyt
Tro po phyt Substantiv, maskulin Botanik , der |Tropoph y t |der Tropophyt; Genitiv: des Tropophyten, Plural: die Tropophyten Pflanze, die auf Böden mit stark wechselndem Wassergehalt lebt
Troposphäre
Tro po sphä re Substantiv, feminin Meteorologie , die |Troposph ä re |unterste Schicht der Erdatmosphäre, in der sich die Wettervorgänge abspielen
Tropotaxis
Tro po ta xis Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |Tropot a xis |die Tropotaxis; Genitiv: der Tropotaxis, Plural: die Tropotaxen Orientierungsweise frei beweglicher Lebewesen
troppo
trop po ma non troppo |tr o ppo |
Tropus
Tro pus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr o pus |der Tropus; Genitiv: des Tropus, Tropen 1 Trope lateinisch tropus < griechisch trópos = Wendung, Richtung; Art und Weise 2 a mittellateinisch tropus < spätlateinisch tropus = Gesang (sweise )mittelalterliche Musik Kirchentonart b mittellateinisch tropus < spätlateinisch tropus = Gesang (sweise )mittelalterliche Musik textliche [und musikalische ] Ausschmückung, Erweiterung liturgischer Gesänge
French Dictionary
trop
trop adv. adverbe Avec excès. : Tu étudies trop! – Je ne le pense pas. SYNONYME exagérément . LOCUTIONS De trop, en trop En plus. : Il y a deux fauteuils de trop. En trop En surplus. : As-tu des bagages en trop? SYNONYME excédent . Trop peu Pas assez. : Il est trop peu économe. Trop. .. pour + infinitif, Cette locution s ’emploie pour exclure une hypothèse, une possibilité. : Il est trop prudent pour faire de la plongée seul (il ne fait pas de plongée seul ). Trop. .. pour que Exclure une hypothèse, une possibilité. : Ces produits sont trop coûteux pour qu ’ils puissent être diffusés massivement.
trophée
trophée n. m. nom masculin Marque, témoignage d ’une victoire. : Il a gagné un trophée au tennis. Note Orthographique tro ph ée, attention au e muet final.
tropical
tropical , ale , aux adj. adjectif 1 Propre aux tropiques. : Des climats tropicaux. 2 figuré Torride. : Une chaleur tropicale.
tropique
tropique n. m. nom masculin Partie de la sphère terrestre parallèle à l ’équateur, le long de laquelle le Soleil passe au zénith à chacun des solstices. : Le tropique du Capricorne est au sud de l ’équateur, le tropique du Cancer est au nord. Note Typographique Ce nom s ’écrit avec une minuscule.
trop-perçu
trop-perçu n. m. (pl. trop-perçus ) nom masculin Excédent d ’un compte. : Des trop-perçus minimes.
trop-plein
trop-plein n. m. (pl. trop-pleins ) nom masculin 1 Ce qui excède la capacité d ’un contenant et qui déborde. 2 figuré Ce qui est en trop. : Un trop-plein de tendresse.
Spanish Dictionary
tropa
tropa nombre femenino 1 Grupo muy numeroso de personas o animales, especialmente si causan alboroto o están agrupadas para realizar una actividad :una tropa de inmigrantes; una tropa de niños salía de la escuela; miró a lo alto en busca de alguna tropa de aves carroñeras .SINÓNIMO batallón, ejército, regimiento .2 Conjunto de soldados (especialmente, los de los ejércitos de Tierra y Aire ):pertenecen a la tropa los militares sin grado (soldados rasos ) o con grado de soldado de primera, cabo o cabo primero .3 Conjunto de militares o de gente armada y organizada para la lucha en la guerra :tropas de choque; sobre las cabezas de la tropa vuela la aviación enemiga; la moral de la tropa merma y hasta se hunde cuando falta el rancho .SINÓNIMO milicia .tropa de línea Tropa organizada para maniobrar y combatir en orden cerrado y por cuerpos .tropa ligera Tropa organizada para maniobrar y combatir en orden abierto y más individualmente que la de línea .4 Toque militar para que las tropas tomen las armas y formen .5 ASur Manada de ganado que se conduce desde un lugar a otro :Gabriel movió la tropa con un silbido .6 adjetivo /nombre común Cuba, Méx coloquial [persona ] Que es atrevido y mal educado .7 tropas nombre femenino plural Conjunto de cuerpos militares que componen un ejército, una división, una guarnición, etc. :la ofensiva de las tropas aliadas neutralizó al ejército invasor .de tropa [persona ] Que es militar :los individuos de tropa alternaban con los indígenas en las faenas del campo; el marido de su prima es de tropa .
tropear
tropear verbo intransitivo RPlata Conducir manadas de ganado desde un lugar a otro .
tropel
tropel nombre masculino Conjunto numeroso de personas, animales o cosas que avanzan o se mueven de forma rápida, ruidosa y desordenada :un tropel de fanáticos se lanzó sobre el auto del cantante; el tropel de lágrimas estropea su maquillaje .en tropel i Indica que algo se realiza o sucede de manera desordenada y confusa :cuando atacaban los de casa lo hacían en tropel, sin precisión .ii Indica que algo se realiza o sucede de forma muy rápida y violenta :a su mente acuden en tropel imágenes líricas .
tropelía
tropelía nombre femenino Acción ilegal cometida por alguien que abusa de su poder o de su autoridad :el proceso de democratización desbancó al anterior gobierno, al que se acusa de múltiples tropelías; el sindicato califica de tropelía inadmisible el nuevo proyecto de ley .ETIMOLOGÍA Variante del español antiguo eutropelía, alteración del griego eutrapelía ‘agilidad, flexibilidad ’, ‘bufonería ’, ‘chiste, gracia, urbanidad ’.
tropero
tropero nombre masculino RPlata Hombre que conduce el ganado de un lugar a otro montado a caballo :el entrevero de ganado fue inevitable, se acordó designar troperos que cuidan lo de unos y lo de otros, arreando y rondando .
tropezar
tropezar verbo intransitivo 1 Golpear involuntariamente con el pie contra un obstáculo o contra el suelo al ir caminando o corriendo, de modo que se pierda el equilibrio :en el umbral tropezó con el escalón y cayó a tierra .SINÓNIMO trastrabillar .2 Encontrar [una persona o una cosa ] un obstáculo o una dificultad que le impide avanzar en su trayectoria o en su desarrollo normal :tropezaron con la oposición de la familia; los intentos de hacer efectivo un plan semejante tropezaron con graves dificultades; su voz no alcanzaba a repartir sonido, como si tropezara con una barrera de piedra .SINÓNIMO topar .3 verbo intransitivo /verbo pronominal Encontrar por azar e inesperadamente a una persona o una cosa :tropezó con los ojos de la señora de enfrente y le dio las gracias con un gesto; la fuente de inspiración puede ser un libro con el que te tropiezas en tu biblioteca, un paisaje, alguien o incluso algo que flota en el ambiente .SINÓNIMO topar . Conjugación [47 ] como empezar .
tropezón
tropezón nombre masculino 1 Golpe involuntario dado con el pie contra un obstáculo o contra el suelo al ir caminando o corriendo y que provoca una pérdida del equilibrio :dar un tropezón; los atletas tomaron posiciones tras un ritmo cansino lleno de tropezones y algún que otro codazo; se rompió el pie a causa de un tropezón .SINÓNIMO trompicón, tropiezo .2 Esp Trozo pequeño de un alimento que se encuentra mezclado con la sopa, el caldo u otro guiso :el caldo tiene tropezones de jamón .Se usa generalmente en plural .a tropezones coloquial Indica que una cosa se realiza o sucede por impulsos, sin continuidad y, por lo tanto, con dificultad :lee a tropezones y no se entiende lo que dice .SINÓNIMO a trompicones .
tropical
tropical adjetivo De los trópicos o que tiene relación con esta región de la Tierra :clima tropical; frutas tropicales . VÉASE zona tropical .
trópico
trópico nombre masculino 1 Círculo imaginario trazado en la esfera terrestre y que es paralelo al Ecuador :hay dos trópicos, el trópico de Cáncer y el trópico de Capricornio .SINÓNIMO paralelo .trópico de Cáncer Trópico del hemisferio norte de la Tierra, a 23 ° 27 ’ del Ecuador, sobre el que inciden verticalmente los rayos solares en el solsticio de verano :el trópico de Cáncer atraviesa México .trópico de Capricornio Trópico del hemisferio sur de la Tierra, a 23 ° 27 ’ del Ecuador, sobre el que inciden verticalmente los rayos solares en el solsticio de invierno :el trópico de Capricornio pasa por el sur de Brasil .2 Región comprendida entre estos dos círculos o paralelos :la cuenca del Amazonas está en el trópico .3 adjetivo lit Que se expresa mediante tropos .SINÓNIMO figurado, tropológico .
tropiezo
tropiezo nombre masculino 1 Golpe involuntario dado con el pie contra un obstáculo o contra el suelo al ir caminando o corriendo y que provoca una pérdida del equilibrio :al anochecer emprendió el camino de la playa y sin el menor tropiezo llegó a pisar la humedad de las aguas .SINÓNIMO trompicón, tropezón .2 Obstáculo o problema inesperado que impide o retrasa el desarrollo o la realización de algo :espero que nuestro proyecto no encuentre ningún tropiezo y podamos acabar en el plazo previsto .3 Falta, equivocación o error que comete una persona al hacer una cosa :no te preocupes por eso, que todo el mundo tiene alguna vez tropiezos en su trabajo; los aficionados están muy enojados con los sucesivos tropiezos del equipo en su campo .4 Discusión o enfrentamiento que tiene una persona con otra que opina de forma distinta :tuve un tropiezo con él y no creo que vuelva a dirigirme la palabra; a pesar de algunos tropiezos con la censura, el libro llegó a publicarse .
tropilla
tropilla nombre femenino RPlata Conjunto de caballos guiados por una yegua madrina .
tropismo
tropismo nombre masculino biol Tendencia de un organismo a reaccionar de una manera definida a los estímulos exteriores, especialmente la que experimentan en su crecimiento los órganos vegetales .
troplicalización
troplicalización nombre femenino Preparación de una sustancia o de un material para hacerlos insensibles o poco sensibles a la acción del clima tropical, y en particular al enmohecimiento o la corrosión :barniz de tropicalización .
tropo
tropo nombre masculino 1 lit Figura retórica de pensamiento que consiste en el uso de una palabra con un sentido figurado :la metáfora, la metonimia y la sinécdoque son tropos .2 Texto breve que en la Edad Media se interpolaba en el oficio litúrgico y que más tarde empezó a recitarse, dando lugar al drama litúrgico .
tropología
tropología nombre femenino 1 Mezcla de moralidad y doctrina en el discurso .2 lit Lenguaje figurado .
tropológico, -ca
tropológico, -ca nombre femenino 1 Doctrina moral dirigida a reformar o corregir las costumbres .2 adjetivo lit De la tropología o que se expresa mediante tropos .SINÓNIMO figurado, trópico .
tropopausa
tropopausa nombre femenino Zona de la atmósfera terrestre que sirve de límite entre la troposfera y la estratosfera :la altitud de la tropopausa es variable, entre los 6-7 km de los polos y los 18 registrados en el Ecuador .
troposfera
troposfera nombre femenino Capa de la atmósfera terrestre que está en contacto con la superficie de la Tierra y se extiende hasta una altitud de unos 10 km aproximadamente; en ella se desarrollan todos los procesos meteorológicos y climáticos :la capa atmosférica que se halla sobre la troposfera es la estratosfera .
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trope
trope /troʊp /名詞 C 〘修辞 〙比喩 ; 比喩的用法 .
trophy
tro phy /tróʊfi / (! -o-は /oʊ /) 〖語源は 「戦勝記念碑 」〗名詞 複 -phies /-z /C 1 (競技の )優勝記念品, トロフィー, 賞品 〘カップ 盾など 〙; 〖T- 〗(競技名として )…杯 ▸ win a golf trophy ゴルフで優勝する .2 (戦勝 狩猟などの )戦利品, 記念品 ▸ Mick kept the tail as a trophy .ミックはそのしっぽを記念品として持っていた .3 (古代ギリシャ ローマの )戦勝記念碑 .4 〘建 〙装飾的な武器 [武具 ]の彫刻 [鋳物 ].～́ w ì fe ｟くだけて けなして ｠美人妻 〘金持ちの年配の男性が, 再婚などの相手として手に入れた魅力的な若妻 〙.
tropic
trop ic /trɑ́pɪk |trɔ́p -/名詞 C 1 〖しばしばT -〗〘天 〙回帰線 (→zone )▸ the Tropic of Cancer 北回帰線, 夏至線 〘北緯23 °27 ′〙▸ the Tropic of Capricorn 南回帰線, 冬至線 〘南緯23 °27 ′〙.2 〖the ～s 〗熱帯, 熱帯地方 〘南北回帰線間の地域 〙.形容詞 ＝tropical .～̀ b í rd 〘鳥 〙ネッタイチョウ .
tropical
trop i cal /trɑ́pɪk (ə )l |trɔ́p -/形容詞 more ～; most ～/1 , 3 , 4 は比較なし 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗熱帯の , 熱帯性の, 熱帯地方 (特有 )の ▸ tropical medicine [plants ]熱帯医学 [植物 ].2 〈気候が 〉熱帯のような, とても蒸し暑い ▸ The heat was perfectly tropical .その暑さはまったく熱帯的だった .3 情熱的な .4 比喩の, 比喩的な .～̀ (r á in ) f ó rest 熱帯 (雨 )林 .～̀ y é ar 太陽年, 回帰年 (solar year ) 〘365日5時間48分46秒 〙.～ly 副詞 熱帯性で, 熱帯的に, 熱帯の特徴を表して .
troposphere
tro po sphere /tróʊpəsfiə r |trɔ́p -/名詞 〘気象 〙〖the ～〗対流圏 .
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