TROPICS

Meaning of TROPICS in English

Technically, the area between the Tropic of Cancer (21-1/2 N latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (21-1/2 S latitude), characterized by the absence of a cold season. Often used to describe any area possessing what is considered to be a hot, humid climate.

English glossary Of Geography. Английский глоссарий географии. 2012

TROPICS — plural of tropic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TROPICS — The tropics are the parts of the world that lie between two lines of latitude, the tropic of Cancer, 23½° …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROPICS — The ~ are the parts of the world that lie between two lines of latitude, the tropic of Cancer, 23?° …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TROPICS — [plural] [noun]The tropics is the hottest area of the Earth, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.She's …
Cambridge English vocab
TROPICS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TROPICS — n. in the ~ (to live in the ~)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TROPICS — The area of the globe from latitudes 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
TROPICS — тропики (мн.ч.)тропики (мн.ч.) (зона)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TROPICS — Тропики
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TROPICS — тропики
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TROPICS — n. тропики
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TROPICS — n. тропики
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TROPICS — тропическая зона
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
TROPICS — тропики (мн.ч.)тропики (мн.ч.) (зона)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TROPICAL — I. ˈträpə̇kəl, -pēk-, in sense 2 ˈtrōp- adjective Etymology: tropic (I) + -al 1. a. (1) : of, relating to, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
TROPICAL — (n.) Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical …
Английский словарь Webster
TROPICAL — ( n. ) Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TROPICAL — — tropicality , n. — tropically , adv. /trop"i keuhl/ for 1-4, 6; /troh"pi keuhl/ for 5 , adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROPICAL — noun rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical. 2. tropical ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SOIL — earthen material that covers land surfaces and is formed by the action of natural physical, chemical, and biotic forces on …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKINK — any of about 1,275 species of lizards constituting the family Scincidae. They are represented throughout the world's tropics (and in …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLANT DISEASE — an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PELECANIFORM — order (Pelecaniformes) of relatively large, aquatic birds that share the common characteristic of webbing between all four toes. The three …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOUSEPLANT — any plant adapted for growing indoors. The most common are exotic plants native to warm, frost-free parts of the world …
Britannica English vocabulary
URTICALES — nettle order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, the largest order in the subclass Hamamelidae. The order includes a diversity of plant …
Britannica English vocabulary
THEALES — tea order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Dilleniidae. The members are mostly tropical trees and shrubs. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUTH AMERICA — fourth largest of the world's continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIMULALES — primrose order of flowering plants, belonging to the class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons; characterized by two seed leaves). It comprises 3 families …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 505 to 438 million years ago. The second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era, it …
Britannica English vocabulary
ZONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a combat zone (= an area where there is fighting ) ▪ refugees from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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