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subtropical

  • adjective

Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.

Other meanings

  1. Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.

Related words

  • subtropical cyclone
  • subtropical depression
  • subtropical storm

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “subtropical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.