tropic
noun
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Sense 1 noun
either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
Types & categories
- line of latitude hypernym
- Tropic of Cancer instance hyponym
- Tropic of Capricorn instance hyponym
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Sense 2 adjective
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
tropical islands
Related & opposite
- Torrid Zone derivation
- tropic derivation
- equatorial similar to
Sense 3 adjective
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
tropical weather
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tropic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tropic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tropical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | line of latitude |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Tropic of Cancer |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Tropic of Capricorn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Torrid Zone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tropic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | equatorial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tropic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | hot |