tropo-

1. a combining form meaning “turn,” “reaction, response,” “change,” “troposphere,” used in the formation of compound words:

   tropophilous.

tropo-

combining_form

1. indicating change or a turning

   tropophyte

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropo-¹

Combining form representing Greek trópos turn, tropḗ a turning

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropo-¹

from Greek tropos a turn

Example Sentences

El análisis presentado en el cuestionario también señala que el tropo de una mujer negra enojada y con un pensamiento inclinado hacia la izquierda comúnmente es explotado por las campañas de desinformación.

From Los Angeles Times

The deal follows a $635 million purchase last week of network security company OpenDNS as well as recent acquisitions of Piston Cloud Computing and Tropo, among others.

From Wall Street Journal

The first product to come out of Apcera post investment was a partnership with telco vendor Tropo – the two companies partnered to deliver a telco-specific communications platform.

From Forbes

Anyway, Apcera and communications developer platform vendor Tropo are today launching a joint platform.

From Forbes

It will be interesting to see how much success Tropo/Apcera have selling this joint platform – assuming Ericsson comes on board and pushes it they have a good opportunity.

From Forbes

Words That Use Tropo-

What does tropo- mean?

Tropo- is a combining form used like a prefix variously meaning “turn,” “reaction, response,” or “change.” The form is used in many scientific terms, including in biochemistry, ecology, and meteorology, where tropo- specifically represents the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere.

Tropo- ultimately comes from the Greek trópos, “turn,” and tropḗ, “a turning.” The Greek trópos is also the source of the words trope and tropical. It’s your turn to make the connection between “turning,” figures of speech, and the tropics at our entries for the words.

What are variants of tropo-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, tropo- becomes trop-, as in tropism.

Corresponding forms of tropo- combined to the end of words are -trope, -tropic, -tropism, –tropous, and –tropy. Learn about their specific applications in our Words That Use articles for the forms.

Examples of tropo-

One example of a scientific term that features tropo- is tropophyte, a term for a plant, such as a broad-leaved tree, adapted to environments that alternate between wet and dry conditions.

The first part of the word, tropo-, can indicate “change.” The second part of the word, -phyte, from the Greekn phytón, means “plant.” Tropophyte literally translates to “changing plant,” a reference to how it reacts to its environment.

What are some words that use the combining form tropo-?

• tropocollagen
• tropomyosin
• troponin (based on tropomyosin)
• tropopause
• tropophilous
• troposphere
• tropotaxis

What are some other forms that tropo- may be commonly confused with?

• topo-
• tropho-

Break it down!

Using the meaning of tropo- as a clue, which layer of Earth’s atmosphere experiences the most variable, changing weather patterns?

A. troposphere

B. stratosphere

C. mesophere

D. thermosphere

E. exosphere