trop.

/tɹɒp/

A form of tropic — Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

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Meanings

nountrop. (plural trops.)

plural trops.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of tropic (parallel of latitude).
adjectivetrop. (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics; from or similar to a hot, humid climate; dated: metaphorical, figurative).

    Trop., of a secret conspiracy, Cic. Mur. 37, 78.

    1879, Charlton Thomas Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, “equus” II.C.2

    Synonyms: fig.

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