τροπ-ικός,ή,όν, (τροπή)
A. of the solstice, ὁ τ.(sc.κύκλος) thetropicorsolsticeas marked on the sphere, Arist. Mete. 343a14 (withκύκλος,
Jul. Or. 4.147c );τ. χειμερινός, θερινός,
Porph. Antr. 21 ; ζῶναι
Placit. 3.11.4
;οἱ τ.(sc.κύκλοι) Arist. Mete. 345a6 , 346a14 , al., cf. Arat. 528 , Plu. 2.429f ;τὰ τ. ζῴδιαthe signs of the zodiacin which the solstices and the equinoxes are situated,
S.E. M. 5.6 ; so τ. ζῷα
Man. 2.382
; and abs., τροπικά
Id. 3.41
, 6.359 ; but used of Cancer and Capricorn only, opp.ἰσημερινά(Aries and Libra), Ptol. Tetr. 31 , etc.
2. of Time,oforat the solstice, αἱ τ. ἡμέραι, οἱ τ. μῆνες,
Arist. HA 544a33 , 558b14 .
II. Rhet.,tropical, figurative, τ. λέξιςafigurativeexpression, D.H. Th. 23 , etc.; τὸ ποιητικὸν καὶ τ.