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Tropic

Meaning

Noun

Either of the two
of
23°27′
of the
; the farthest
at which the
can be
; the
of the
or tropics.
Alternative form of
(one of two specific
of
that
the Northern and Southern
,
; the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn).

Adj

Of, or
to the
; tropical.
In Temperature:
Hot and humid.
In Biochemistry:
Having
of
a
or
in a system or substrate.
Pertaining to,
, or of the
of a
or
s.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

tropic
English
arrow
tropicus
Latin
arrow
τροπικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
arrow
τροπή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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