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subtropics::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | semitropics |
| Type of | climatic zone |
| Derivation | subtropic |
Examples of subtropics
subtropics
In areas of the tropics and subtropics, the wet season occurs during the summer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was a record year for typhoons in the subtropics of the Pacific, said Johnson.
From the fresnobee.com
Here in the subtropics, even to grownups, fall often seems a matter of faith.
From the chron.com
In the first cell, air rises at the equator and then falls in the subtropics.
From the sciencedaily.com
Fortunately, forest carbon storage is most efficient in the tropics and subtropics.
From the time.com
While the tropical belt is hot and humid, the subtropics suffer from severe drought.
From the newscientist.com
Giant golden orb weavers are common throughout the tropics and subtropics.
From the sciencedaily.com
North of Tropic of Cancer are the subtropics and the North Temperate Zone.
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The seasonal flu is transmitted yearly into the tropics and subtropics.
From the denverpost.com
- Regions adjacent to the tropics
- (subtropical) of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"
- Subtropics is an American literary journal based at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
- (Subtropical) The region between the tropical and temperate regions, an area between 35 and 40 degrees North and South latitude. This is generally an area of semi-permanent high pressure that exists and is where the Azores and North Pacific Highs may be found.
- (Subtropical) An area that never gets very cold in the winter, but which has different seasons.
- (Subtropical) Belts of high pressure that are centered there, so the dry, descending air produces little precipitation and a high rate of evaporation.
- (sub-tropical) (adj.): situated close to the tropics. The sub-tropical climate is characterised by hot temperatures and the long dry season. Back
