| trompe l'oeil |
a painting or sculpture in which the illusions of three-dimensionality and tactile reality are so convincing that the viewer may not be sure if what is seen is real or represented. [2 definitions] |
| -tron |
instrument or device (used esp. in electronics and nuclear physics). |
| troop |
a band of soldiers. [7 definitions] |
| trooper |
a mounted cavalry soldier. [2 definitions] |
| troops |
members of the military; soldiers. |
| troopship |
a vessel for transporting military troops. |
| trope |
any literary or rhetorical device, such as a metaphor, that uses words in a sense different from their literal meanings; figure of speech. |
| trophic |
of or relating to nutrition or nutritive processes. |
| trophoblast |
an outer layer of cells by which the fertilized ovum attaches to the uterine wall, and through which the embryo receives nourishment. |
| trophoplasm |
a type of protoplasm that provides nourishment to a cell. |
| -trophy |
nutrition or growth. |
| trophy |
something serving as a token or memento of victory, excellence, or the like; award. [2 definitions] |
| -tropic |
turning or changing in (such) a way or in response to (such) a stimulus. [2 definitions] |
| tropic |
either of the two imaginary circles around the earth defined by the sun's farthest apparent seasonal movement northward and southward in the sky. The northern circle, called the Tropic of Cancer, lies at latitude 23°27′ north and the southern circle, the Tropic of Capricorn, lies at 23°27′ south. [3 definitions] |
| tropical |
of, concerning, characteristic of, or occurring in the tropics. [2 definitions] |
| tropical cyclone |
a storm originating usu. over tropical seas, characterized by very low barometric pressure, great size, and hurricane-force winds swirling about a calm eye. |
| tropical fish |
any of various small or brightly colored fishes that are native to tropical waters, esp. those kept and bred in aquariums. |
| tropical maritime |
a warm, wet air mass originating over tropical oceans. |
| tropical storm |
a tropical cyclone with winds from 39 to 73 miles per hour, the stage below a hurricane in strength. |
| Tropical Zone |
see "Torrid Zone." |
| tropic bird |
a tropical seabird characterized by white plumage, black markings, and a pair of very long tail feathers. |