tropics

Meanings

Plural: the tropics

Noun

• the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
• either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and 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 or tropics
• plural of tropic
• 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.

Synonyms

Torrid Zone, torrid zone, tropic, tropical zone

Related Words

tropical