tropicalization

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noun

The process of tropicalizing

OriginEnglish tropical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nountropicalization (usually uncountable, plural tropicalizations)

plural tropicalizations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe process of tropicalizing
  2. uncountableusuallymathematicsConversion to tropical form

Origin

  1. Englishtropic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtropical
  5. Englishtropicalization

From tropical + -ization.

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Translations

French tropicalisation
  • tropicalisationTranslations
Italian tropicalizzazione
  • tropicalizzazioneTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

tropicalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicalization

MLA

“tropicalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropicalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicalization.

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