Tropics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tropics is a noun meaning plural of tropic.
Meaning
plural of tropic.
More Meanings
- (geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
Example Sentences
The day was ending; night comes on very quickly in the tropics, and as yet there was no moon visible.
‘In the tropics one must before everything keep calm.’...He lifted a warning forefinger...‘Du calme, du calme.’
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include equator, sunbelt, tropick, troposphere, zone, climate.
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