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1. (n.) tropic
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one
2. tropic
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
3. tropic
either of two circles on the celestial sphere, one lying in the same plane as the tropic of Cancer, the other in the same plane as the tropic of Capricorn.
4. (adj.) tropic
of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L tropicus < Gk tropikós pertaining to a turn =tróp(os) turn +-ikos -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) tropic
either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the 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
2. (adj) tropical, tropic
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
3. (adj) tropical, tropic
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
"tropical weather"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) tropic
of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance slightly soluble in water
2. (adj) tropic
of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical
3. (noun) tropic
one of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23¡ 28/, and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
4. (noun) tropic
one of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by the same names
5. (noun) tropic
the region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near them on either side
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Sense: either of two imaginary circles running round the earth at about 23 degrees north (
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 Afrikaans: keerkring |
 Arabic: مَدار، مِنْطَقَه واقِعَه |
 Bulgarian: тропик |
 Brazilian: trópico |
 Czech: obratník (Raka, Kozoroha) |
 German: der Wendekreis |
 Danish: vendekreds |
 Greek: (ο) Τροπικός |
 Spanish: trópico |
 Estonian: pöörijoon |
 Farsi: مدار راس السرطان؛ مدار را |
 Finnish: kääntöpiiri |
 French: tropique (du cancer/du ca |
 Hebrew: חוּג הַגדִי/הַסַרטָן |
 Hindi: उष्णकटिबन्ध |
 Croatian: obratnica |
 Hungarian: térítő |
 Indonesian: tropik |
 Icelandic: hvarfbaugur |
 Italian: tropic |
 Japanese: 回帰線 |
 Korean: 회귀선 |
 Lithuanian: atogrąža |
 Latvian: trops |
 Malay: garisan |
 Dutch: keerkring |
 Norwegian: vendekrets |
 Polish: zwrotnik |
 Persian: مدار راس السرطان؛ مدار را |
 Pashto: د چنګاښ خط او د مرغومي خط |
 Portuguese: trópico |
 Romanian: tropic |
 Russian: тропик Рака; тропик Козер |
 Slovak: obratník (Raka, Kozorožca |
 Slovenian: povratnik |
 Serbian: tropska zona |
 Swedish: vändkrets |
 Thai: เขตร้อนของโลก |
 Turkish: (Yengeç, Oğlak v.b.) döne |
 Taiwanese: 回歸線 |
 Ukrainian: тропік |
 Urdu: خط سرطان اور خط جدي کا در |
 Vietnamese: chí tuyến, nhiệt đới |
 Chinese: 回归线 |
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