Meaning & use
tropical climate
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Meanings
nouncountable
A hot, wet type of weather found in regions near the equator, with little seasonal change.
Grammar: Countable: a tropical climate, tropical climates. It can also be uncountable in general statements: the effect of tropical climate on crops.
Patterns
- a tropical climate
- tropical climates
- in a tropical climate
Singapore has a tropical climate, so it is warm and humid all year.
Plants in a tropical climate grow quickly because of the heat and rain.
The island's tropical climate attracts visitors even in winter.
nouncountabletechnical
The typical weather conditions of a tropical area, studied as a subject in geography.
Grammar: Often used in academic writing about regions: tropical climates of Asia, tropical climate zones.
Patterns
- tropical climate zone
- the tropical climate of a region
The map shows the main tropical climate zones.
Scientists study how the tropical climate of the Amazon is changing.
Word forms
| plural | tropical climates |
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Common combinations
- hot and humid tropical climate
- The hot and humid tropical climate makes outdoor work difficult.
- tropical climate zone
- Most of the country lies in a tropical climate zone.
- tropical climate region
- Farming in tropical climate regions depends on the rainy season.
- live in a tropical climate
- They moved to live in a tropical climate near the coast.
Synonyms and how they differ
- equatorial climate
- This is more technical and refers specifically to areas right at the equator.
- warm climate
- This is less precise; it means warm weather but not necessarily hot and wet.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: tropical climate or weather?
tropical climate vs weather
Weather is what is happening today or this week; climate is the long-term pattern.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'tropical climate' correctly.
Choose one answer.
A place has a tropical climate, so option 1 is right. Option 0 confuses climate with weather, option 2 treats it as a physical object, and option 3 uses it as a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “tropical climate”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.