subtropical
subtropical adjective: pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
Adjective
subtropical (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
- Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.
Noun
subtropical (plural subtropicals)
- A subtropical plant.
subtropical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati
subtropical in Hindi
- further from the equator than the tropical regions
- उपोष्ण कटिबंध upoṣṇa kaṭibandh
subtropical in Tamil
- வெப்பமண்டலம் அணவிய
subtropical in Bengali
- উপক্রান্তীয়
subtropical in Gujarati
- subtropical
- ઉપઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય upauṣṇakṭibandhīya
Examples of subtropical in a sentence
- Tremella fuciformis is a tropical and subtropical jelly fungus found on hardwood logs after heavy rains.
- The pomegranate is a subtropical fruit about the size of a large apple.
- The yellow fever mosquito (Ae. aegypti) benefitted greatly from this process, currently invading many tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Forms of subtropical
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sub-tropical |
| Noun | |
| plural | subtropicals |
Origin of subtropical
From sub- + tropical.
Words formed from subtropical
- subtropical cyclone
- subtropical depression
- subtropical storm
Phrases with subtropical
Words that rhyme with subtropical
- topical
- tropical
- extratropical
- microscopical
- Afrotropical
- allotropical
- anthropical
- dystopical
- macroscopical
- misanthropical
- necroscopical
- neotropical
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Questions about subtropical
- What does subtropical mean?
- Subtropical means pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
- What is subtropical in Hindi?
- Subtropical in Hindi is उपोष्ण कटिबंध (upoṣṇa kaṭibandh). See Subtropical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is subtropical?
- Subtropical can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near subtropical in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: subtropical (page history and authors); subtropical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subtropical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઉપઉષ્ણકટિબંધીય (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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