Tropic word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "tropic" word
[adjective] of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"
[adjective] relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
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\Trop"ic\, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc. ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23[deg] 28[min], and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the {Tropic of Cancer}, and the southern the {Tropic of Capricorn}, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic. 2. (Geog.)
(a) One of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by the same names.
(b) pl. The region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near them on either side. The brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from the windows of the greenhouse and the saloon. --Bancroft.
\Trop"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical. {Tropic bird} (Zo["o]l.), any one of three species of oceanic belonging to the genus {Pha["e]thon}, found chiefly in tropical seas. They are mostly white, and have two central tail feathers very long and slender. The yellow-billed tropic bird. {Pha["e]thon flavirostris} (called also {boatswain}), is found on the Atlantic coast of America, and is common at the Bermudas, where it breeds.
Synonyms for tropic
equatorial, hot, tropical
See also: latitude | line of latitude | parallel | parallel of latitude | Tropic of Cancer | Tropic of Capricorn |
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Let's analyse "tropic" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: CIPORT. Average typing speed for these characters is 1545 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
tropic: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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