tropic
IPA: trˈɑpɪk
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). [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.]
adjective
- Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
- (weather, climate) Hot and humid.
- (biochemistry, incomparable) 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 tropes.
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Examples of "tropic" in Sentences
- It's above the Tropic of Capricorn
- Its climate is tropical and semiarid.
- The climate of the Gambia is tropical.
- It lies south of the Tropic of Cancer.
- The Tropic of Cancer bisects the city.
- The weather in tropical is dank and hot.
- It is covered in luxuriant tropical vegetation.
- The flora of the region is predominantly tropical.
- The vegetation is the Savannah and tropical forest.
- It is commonly cultivated in the tropics in the country.