tropic
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- adjective
- /ˈtrɑːpɪk/
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tropical
- During our vacation, we enjoyed the vibrant wildlife typical of a tropic environment.
Examples
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It was a night of stars, of tropic loveliness.
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The voice was soft and sweet, even if the words came out with that odd, oh-so-fascinating stilted quality that hinted at foreign climes, tropic moons, and old Dorothy Lamour movies.
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A classic setting, a man, a woman, tropic night, beautiful river.
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Take the money, take your little girl, cruise down to a tropic isle.
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♪ Watch the sun rise on a tropic isle ♪
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Watch the sunrise from a tropic isle ♪
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My head swims with a glorious confusion of tropic splendors, and there is no room or capacity in it for more impressions just now.
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The tropic climate is known for its high humidity and warmth year-round.
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Many exotic plants thrive in the rich soil of tropic regions.
Synonyms
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Relating to the region near the equator, often with hot weather and many plants
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In the warm area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Compounds
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An imaginary line around the Earth about 23 degrees north of the Equator where the sun can be directly overhead
A mostly white sea bird with webbed feet and long tail feathers that lives in warm seas far from land
An imaginary line about 23 degrees south of the equator that marks the southern edge of the tropics
How Tropical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tropic comes from a Greek root trop-, from tropos, which means 'turn'. Think of the sun 'turning' north and south each year; because this turning gives the warm area near the equator its strong sun, tropic now describes things from that hot, near-equator climate.