Tropic

Etymology
From tropicus: < τροπικός: < τροπή:; see trope:.

Noun

 * 1) 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.

Derived terms

 * Tropic of Cancer
 * Tropic of Capricorn

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 熱帶,  热带
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: térítő


 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 回帰線, 熱帯
 * Manx: çhyndaa ny greiney
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: trópico

Adjective

 * Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
 * 1)  hot and humid.
 * 2)  (noncomparative) Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
 * The binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is allosterically regulated by various tropic factors, such as BPG and acidity.

Translations

 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Hungarian: trópusi, tropikus

Derived terms

 * semitropical
 * subtropical
 * subtropics
 * tropical
 * Tropic of Cancer
 * Tropic of Capricorn

Related terms

 * trope

Anagrams

 * Pictor
 * protic

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