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.

Being within the latitudinal zone bounded by the two tropics (23º 27' north and south latitude).

a general term for crisp lightweight suiting fabrics. They often use fine or high twist yarns for a porous construction . May be a variety of fibers and weaves . Primarily used for warm weather suits.

Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical.

characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

Tropical is essentially a catch-all term for modernized Latin music emanating from the Caribbean -- places like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic (though not the inland areas of Mexico). Salsa, merengue, and cumbia are the most popular rhythms in tropical music, although it includes ballads as well as uptempo dance numbers.

This plain weave, worsted fabric consists of relatively high-twisted two-ply yarn. It is a sturdy fabric, but also lightweight and airy, used for summer clothing. One important version of a tropical fabric incorporates a mohair wool blend in the weft, adding greater luster and resiliency to the fabric.

A suiting weave featuring fine count yarns woven in porous, lightweight fabric. In most cases, it is between 6 1/2 and 8 1/2 ounces.

referring to the northerly or southerly turning of the Sun twice a year at the solstices. This marks the seasonal cycle of light and dark on the Earth bringing about the 12 signs. Tropical and sidereal astrologers differ in that the former believe the signs to be 12 equal divisions of the interval between successive vernal equinoxes, and that these 12 stages in the Earth's light and dark cycle, not the constellations from which they derived their names, are interpretively significant. Sidereal astrologers believe that it is the more fixed, non-precessing constellations that are interpretively significant.

Ornamental carvings in island motifs, exotic woods and framed botanicals are indicative of this style. More info

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"

This style uses materials such as rattan, wicker, and bamboo, giving it an island feel.

Cyclones that have maximum sustained winds of 33 knots (38 mph) or less. These are referred to as low pressure systems in public advisories and statements.

DEPRESSION Tropical mass of thunderstorms with a cyclonic wind circulation and winds between 20 and 34 knots.

Something inside the tropics

of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"

See Tropics.