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Defenition of the word tropics

    • Defenition of the word tropics

      • The region of the earth's surface lying between two parallels of latitude on the earth, one 23В°27' north of the equator and the other 23В°27' 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. (Source: AMHER)
      • the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
      • the part of the Earth''s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
      • the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

    Synonyms for the word tropics

      • Torrid Zone
      • tropical zone

    Hypernyms for the word tropics

      • climatic zone

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