TROPIC OF CANCER

Meaning of TROPIC OF CANCER in English

Parallel of latitude approximately 23k27′ north of the terrestrial Equator .

It is the northern boundary of the tropics and marks the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be seen directly overhead at noon.

Britannica English dictionary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

TROPIC OF CANCER — Etymology: from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects Date: 1545 the parallel of latitude that is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TROPIC OF CANCER — Usage: often capitalized T & usually capitalized C Etymology: so called from the sign of the zodiac at which it …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROPIC OF CANCER. — See under tropic (def. 1a). [ 1545-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROPIC OF CANCER — n. latitude line which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees North and is parallel to the Equator
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TROPIC OF CANCER — Etymology: from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects Date: 1545 : the parallel of latitude that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TROPIC OF CANCER — Etymology: from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects Date: 1545 : the parallel of latitude that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TROPIC OF CANCER — [tropic of Cancer] [fr. the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects] (1555): the parallel of latitude that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TROPIC OF CANCER — Parallel of latitude approximately 23°27 2032; north of the terrestrial Equator . It is the northern boundary of the tropics …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TROPIC OF CANCER — The most northern point on the earth where the sun is directly overhead, located at approximately 23.5 degrees North latitude.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
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TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
Англо-Русский физический словарь
TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
Англо-Русский морской словарь
TROPIC OF CANCER — тропик Рака
Англо-Русский географический словарь
TROPIC — adj tropic, tropical
Interlingua English vocab
TROPIC — tropic. THE TROPICS: li tropic landes.
English interlingue dictionary
TROPIC — tropiko
English-Visayan vocabulary
TROPIC — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tropik, from Latin ~us of the solstice, from Greek tropikos, from tropē turn Date: 1527 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANCER — I Uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning. Cancer may …
Английский словарь Британика
TROPIC — I. ˈträpik, -pēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tropik, from Latin tropicus of a turn, of a turning …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANCER — I. ˈkan(t)sə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun Etymology: Middle English, Cancer (sign of the zodiac), from Latin, crab, cancer; akin to Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-TROPIC — .|träpik, -pēk, in some words -rōp- adjective combining form Etymology: French -tropique, from -trope (I) + -ique -ic 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROPIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical.
Английский словарь Webster
TROPIC — (n.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a …
Английский словарь Webster
TROPIC — ( n. ) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TROPIC — /trop"ik/ , n. 1. Geog. a. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROPIC — adj. concerning the area of the earth that lies to the north and south of the equator between the Tropic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TROPIC — I. trop·ic ˈträ-pik noun Etymology: Middle English tropik, from Latin tropicus of the solstice, from Greek tropikos, from tropē turn …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-TROPIC — Etymology: French -tropique, from Greek -tropos -tropous 1. : turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANCER — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Cancri ), literally, crab; akin to Greek karkinos crab, cancer Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TROPIC — adj of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical. 2. tropic ·noun the region lying between these parallels of latitude, or …
Webster English vocab
CANCER — noun a northern constellation between gemini and leo. 2. cancer ·noun a genus of decapod crustacea, including some of the …
Webster English vocab
TROPIC — [trop.ic] n [ME tropik, fr. L tropicus of the solstice, fr. Gk tropikos, fr. trope turn] (1527) 1: either of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANCER — [can.cer] n [ME, fr. L (gen. Cancri), lit., crab; akin to Gk karkinos crab, cancer] 1 cap a: a northern …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANCER — any of a group of related diseases characterized by uncontrolled multiplication and disorganized growth of the affected cells; it may …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANCER — (Latin: Crab), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Leo and Gemini at about 8 hours 25 minutes right ascension (the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TROPIC — tropic BrE AmE ˈtrɒp ɪk AmE \ ˈtrɑːp ɪk ▷ tropic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TROPIC — / ˈtrɒpɪk; NAmE ˈtrɑːpɪk/ noun 1. [ C , usually sing. ] one of the two imaginary lines drawn around …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANCER — / ˈkænsə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a serious disease in which growths of cells, also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROPIC — trop ‧ ic /ˈtrɒpɪk $ ˈtrɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tropicus 'of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANCER — can ‧ cer S2 W2 /ˈkænsə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'crab, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANCER — Cancer BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ↑ cancer ] 1 . [uncountable] the fourth …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TROPIC — n. & adj. --n. 1 the parallel of latitude 23Û27° north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANCER — n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TROPIC — n. & adj. n. 1 the parallel of latitude 23ø27° north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANCER — n. 1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TROPIC — n. & adj. --n. 1. the parallel of latitude 23°27 Usage: north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) …
Oxford English vocab
CANCER — n.1 a any malignant growth or tumour from an abnormal and uncontrolled division of body cells. b a disease caused …
Oxford English vocab
CANCER — ( Cancers) 1. Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cancer cell ▪ Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells. a cancer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE national ▪ In 1993 the National Cancer Institute dropped its guideline that women in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TROPIC — [noun] [C] - one of the two imaginary lines around the Earth at approximately 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees …
Cambridge English vocab
CANCER — (DISEASE) [noun] - (a serious medical condition often resulting in death, caused by) a diseased and uncontrolled growth in the …
Cambridge English vocab
CANCER — n. bladder cancer breast cancer colorectal cancer laryngeal cancer lung cancer ovarian cancer pancreatic cancer prostate cancer skin cancer stomach …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANCER — n. Uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning. Cancer may …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANCER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breast , cervical , colon , lung , prostate , skin , etc. ▪ early-stage ▪ incurable …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TROPIC — n. the Tropic of Cancer; Capricorn
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CANCER — Also called malignancy. Cancer refers to a abnormal growths which have a tendency to grow uncontrolled and metastasize. It can …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CANCER — A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CANCER — noun BAD : Her husband died 10 years ago of a lung cancer. GOOD : Her husband died 10 years …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TROPIC — 1. сущ. тропик 2. прил.; = tropical I 1) (астрономия) (география) тропик - the * of Cancer тропик Рака, северный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANCER — сущ. 1) мед. рак to develop cancer ≈ заболевать раком breast cancer ≈ рак груди colon, colorectal cancer ≈ рак …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Английский словарь Британика

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