-trope
1.
a combining form meaning “one turned toward” that specified by the initial element (
heliotrope
); also occurring in concrete nouns that correspond to abstract nouns ending in
-tropy,
or
-tropism:
allotrope.
Origin
<
Greek
-tropos;
see
trope
,
tropo-
British Dictionary definitions for
-trope
-trope
combining form
1.
indicating a turning towards, development in the direction of, or affinity to:
heliotrope
Word Origin
from Greek
tropos
a turn
Word Origin and History for
-trope
word-forming element meaning "that which turns," from Greek
tropos
(see
trope
).