tropo-, trop-, -tropal, -trope(s), -tropic, -tropism, -tropia, -tropous, -tropy, trep-
(Greek: bend, curve, turn, a turning; response to stimulus)
Don't confuse this tropo-, -tropy element with tropho-, meaning "food, nourishment, nutrition".
Tropic of Capricorn
1. The parallel of latitude 23° 27' south of the equator, the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most southerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead (at the December solstice).
2. In astronomy, the Goat, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Aquarius.
tropism
tropist
Someone who deals in tropes.
tropology
tropometer
tropoparasite, tropoparasitism
1. A parasite which can thrive in alternating periods of heat and cold.
2. A parasite that is adapted to seasonal weather changes.
tropopause
tropophil
tropophilous
In biology, dwelling in a climate that alternates between sunny drought and torrential rain.
tropophylous
tropophyte
troposphere
tropospheric
tropotaxis
1. The movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus as a result of comparing sensory input received from paired receptors on both sides of the body.
2. The movement or orientation of an organism in response to two stimuli, especially lights, by means of different sense organs.
3. The movement or orientation of an organism in response to the difference in stimulation of two symmetrically placed receptors.
Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn":
diversi-;
diverticul-;
flect-, flex-;
gyro-;
meand-;
-plex;
streph-;
stroph-;
tors-;
verg-;
vers-;
volv-.
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