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Tropic
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
Alternative form of
tropic
(one of two specific
lines
of
latitude
that
divide
the Northern and Southern
hemispheres
,
respectively
; the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn).
Adj
●
Of, or
relating
to the
tropics
; tropical.
●
In Temperature:
Hot and humid.
●
In Biochemistry:
Having
the quality
of
indirectly
inducing
a
biological
or
chemical change
in a system or substrate.
●
Pertaining to,
involving
, or of the
nature
of a
trope
or
trope
s.
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Origin
tropic
English
tropicus
Latin
τροπικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
τροπή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Oceanic
Arid
Equator
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Himalaya
Ocean
Caribbean
Savanna
Antarctic
Artic
Volcanic
Lowland
Montane
Subarctic
Rainforest
Sea
Himalayas
Highlands
Arctic Circle
Pacific Ocean
South Pole
Dry Season
Northern Hemisphere
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Rhymes
Topic
Tropic
Myopic
Atopic
Eutopic
Ectopic
Inotropic
Endoscopic
Telescopic
Macroscopic
Microscopic
Dromotropic
Stroboscopic
Chronotropic
Philanthropic
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