| 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 |
(often cap.; usu. pl.) the region around the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by a hot climate. [4 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. |