tropic adj

1 relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit" [syn: tropical]

2 of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather" [syn: tropical] n : either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics

English

Etymology

(trope), a turning

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk

Noun

1. Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

Derived terms

• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn

Translations

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
2. hot and humid.

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