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Dictionary: trop·ic   (trŏp'ĭk) pronunciation
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tropic
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n.
    1. Either of two parallels of latitude on the earth, one 23°27′ north of the equator and the other 23°27′ 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.
    2. Tropics or tropics The region of the earth's surface lying between these latitudes.
  1. Astronomy. Either of two corresponding parallels of celestial latitude that are the limits of the apparent northern and southern passages of the sun.
adj.
Of or relating to the Tropics; tropical.

[Middle English tropik, from Old French tropique, from Late Latin tropicus, from Latin, of a turn, from Greek tropikos, from tropē, a turning.]


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adjective

    Of or relating to the Tropics: tropical. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees 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


The adjective tropic has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
  Synonym: tropical

Meaning #2: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
  Synonym: tropical


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A tropic can refer to:

In geography, either of two circles of latitude:

In transportation:

In Biology, a hormone that regulates other endocrine glands:

In linguistics and philosophy of history, see

other examples like:

The acronym TROPIC is used to describe a teacher mentoring program developed at the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE. In this case, TROPIC stands for "Teachers Reflecting On Practices In Contexts", a training-delivery observation/reflection program. The TROPIC programme has a web presence at this location: http://tropic.wikispaces.com/


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - vendekreds
adj. - tropisk

2.
adj. - tropisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
keerkring, tropisch

Français (French)
1.
n. - tropique
adj. - tropical

2.
adj. - (Biol) relatif au tropisme, (Physiol) trophique

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Wendekreis, Tropen
adj. - tropisch, Tropen-

2.
adj. - Wortelement mit der Bedeutung`Neigung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (γεωγρ.) τροπικός

Italiano (Italian)
tropico, tropicale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trópico (m), regiões tropicais (f pl)
adj. - tropical

Русский (Russian)
(геогр.) тропик, тропический

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - trópico
adj. - tropical, tórrido

2.
adj. - trópico, trófico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tropik, vändkrets
adj. - tropisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
回归线, 热带, 热带的, 热带地方的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回歸線, 熱帶
adj. - 熱帶的, 熱帶地方的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 회귀선, 열대지방
adj. - 열대의

2.
adj. - 굴성을 보이는, 영양에 관한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 回帰線, 熱帯, 熱帯地方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المدار الاستوائي, المدار (صفه) استوائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו הרוחב 32 מע' צפון (חוג הסרטן) והקו המקביל הדרומי (חוג הגדי), ברבים: האיזור שבין חוג הסרטן לחוג הגדי‬
adj. - ‮לוהט ושופע (איזור גיאוגרפי), טרופי‬
adj. - ‮פונה כולו לכיוון אחד בתגובה על גירוי חיצוני (אורגניזם), איות אחר למילה CIHPORT (פיסיולוגיה)‬


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