-tropy

suffix — 2 senses

-tropy

suffix

Etymology Borrowed from French -tropie, from Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ (-tropíā), from τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”).

1

Sciences Morpheme exhibiting a behavior.

2

Sciences Morpheme turning, affecting, change, response, movement.

Related terms
trope, -trope, tropic, -tropic, tropism, -tropism, tropo-

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