| Definition of 'tropics' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Torrid Zone, tropical zone, tropics
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
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1. (noun) tropics
the tropics
places that are near the equator
coral reefs of the tropics
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| Definitions of 'tropics' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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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.
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Sense: the hot regions between or (loosely) near these lines
The ship is heading for the tropics.
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 Afrikaans: tropiese streek |
 Arabic: مِنْطَقَه إسْتِوائِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: тропици |
 Brazilian: trópicos |
 Czech: tropy |
 German: die Tropen(pl.) |
 Danish: troperne |
 Greek: τροπικές χώρες |
 Spanish: trópicos |
 Estonian: troopika |
 Farsi: بخش استوایی |
 Finnish: tropiikki |
 French: tropiques |
 Hebrew: הָאֵזוֹר הַטרוּפִּי |
 Hindi: उष्णकटिबंधीय |
 Croatian: tropi, tropski predjeli |
 Hungarian: a trópusok |
 Indonesian: kawasan tropis |
 Icelandic: hitabeltið |
 Italian: tropici |
 Japanese: 熱帯地方 |
 Korean: 열대지방 |
 Lithuanian: atogrąžos, tropikai |
 Latvian: tropi; tropu apgabals |
 Malay: kawasan tropika |
 Dutch: tropen |
 Norwegian: tropene |
 Polish: tropik |
 Persian: بخش استوایی |
 Pashto: استوایی برخه |
 Portuguese: trópicos |
 Romanian: tropice |
 Russian: тропики |
 Slovak: trópy |
 Slovenian: tropi |
 Serbian: tropski predeo |
 Swedish: tropikerna |
 Thai: เขตร้อนของโลก |
 Turkish: tropikal/sıcak kuşak |
 Taiwanese: 熱帶地區 |
 Ukrainian: тропіки |
 Urdu: منطقۂ حارہ، گرم ممالک |
 Vietnamese: vùng nhiệt đới |
 Chinese: 热带地区 |
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