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English
Etymology
From Late Latin tropicus (“‘of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one of the tropics’”) < τροπικός (tropikós), “‘of or pertaining to a turn or change, or the solstice, or a trope or figure, tropic, tropical; etc.’”) < τροπή (tropē), “‘a turn, turning, solstice, trope’”); see trope.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒpɪk
Noun
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Singular tropic |
Plural tropics |
tropic (plural tropics)
- 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
Adjective
tropic (comparative more tropic, superlative most tropic)
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Positive tropic |
Comparative more tropic |
Superlative most tropic |
- Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
- (weather, climate) hot and humid.
- (biochemistry) (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
tropical — see tropical referring hot and humid weather or climate
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External links
- tropic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- tropic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- tropic at OneLook® Dictionary Search
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