tropic

Meaning

Noun

Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ 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.

Adj

1. Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
2. (rare) Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
3. (not-comparable) Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
4. Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes.

Synonyms

tropical

equatorial

modal

tropics

regression line

regression lines

Translations

tropique

Wendekreis

tropico

trópico

tropical

tròpic

tropical

tropical

trópico

tropical

tropisch

keerkring

τροπικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɒpɪk/

Etymology

From Late Latin tropicus (“of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one of the tropics”), from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”).