different between subtropics vs tropic

English

Noun

subtropics pl (plural only)

1. The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.

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Alternative forms

• trop. (abbreviation)
• tropick (obsolete)
• Tropic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??p?k/
• Rhymes: -?p?k

Noun

tropic (plural tropics)

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.

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Adjective

tropic (comparative more tropic, superlative most tropic)

1. Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
2. (weather, climate) Hot and humid.
3. (biochemistry, incomparable) Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.

Usage notes

In chemical sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding trophic – the words and concepts are unrelated.

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References

Further reading

• tropic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• tropic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• tropic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Pictor, protic

Romanian

Etymology

From French tropique

Adjective

tropic m or n (feminine singular tropic?, masculine plural tropici, feminine and neuter plural tropice)

1. tropic

Declension