Definitions for tropics
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Torrid Zone, tropical zone, tropicsnoun

   the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tropicsnoun

   The region of the Earth, centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

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1. tropics

   The tropics refers to the region of the Earth surrounding the equator, limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23.4 degrees north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23.4 degrees south. It is the warmest region of the Earth and experiences high rainfall and temperature throughout the year. This region is also characterized by high biodiversity.

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1. Tropics

   The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at 23° 26′ 16″ N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23° 26′ 16″ S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone. The tropics include all the areas on the Earth where the Sun reaches a point directly overhead at least once during the solar year. The tropics are distinguished from the other climatic and biomatic regions of Earth, the middle latitudes and the polar regions on either side of the equatorial zone.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tropics

   two parallels of latitude on either side of the equator, which mark the limits N. and S. of the sun's verticality to the earth's surface, the distance being in each case 23½°; the northern tropic is called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tropics

   Two imaginary lines upon the globe, or lesser circles of the sphere, parallel to the equator, and at 23-1/2° distance on each side of it; they touch the ecliptic at its greatest distances from the equator, and from the boundaries of the sun's declination, north and south.

How to pronounce tropics?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tropics in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tropics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tropics in a Sentence

1. Phil Klotzbach:

   El Niño tends to have its strongest impacts on hurricanes forming in the deep tropics, so, Caribbean storms tend to really get knocked down in El Niño years, due to increases in vertical wind shear.

2. Environment Minister Ricardo Lozano:

   In the tropics a big consequence of global warming is increasing intensity (of extreme events) and longer dry or rainy periods.

3. Stephen Simpson:

   There is a severe food security risk in the tropics, no species are already activated to temperatures warmer than the tropics, so you could see a real crash in food fish populations. And these are places where coastal nations often have no other protein in the diet other than the fish from coral reefs.

4. Colin Simpfendorfer:

   The tropics host incredible shark and ray diversity, but too many of these inherently vulnerable species have been heavily fished for more than a century by a wide range of fisheries that remain poorly managed, despite countless commitments to improve, as a result, we fear we will soon confirm that one or more of these species has been driven to extinction from overfishing, a deeply troubling first for marine fishes. We will work to make this study a turning point in efforts to prevent any more irreversible losses and secure long-term sustainability.

5. Mikhail Lokoshenko:

   In Russia, the speed of global warming is 2.5 times higher than the global average, at higher latitudes, it happens more quickly than the tropics.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tropics
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tropics
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tropics
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Tropics
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tropics