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tropic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tropical |
| Derivation | tropics |
tropical islands.
tropical fruit.
tropic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | latitude, line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude |
| Derivation | tropical |
Examples of tropic
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Tropic of Cancer is not so much a book as an all-out assault against literature.
From the guardian.co.uk
The sun was low in the tropic sky and the coconut palms were waving at the sea.
From the post-gazette.com
A view of Kilimanjaro from the southeast with tropic vegetation in the foreground.
From the sciencedaily.com
Tropic won two Pulitzer Prizes, including Barry's, during Weingarten's tenure.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lighter-weight material and shorter sleeves are so much cooler under the tropic sun.
From the stltoday.com
Pakistan lies in the temperate zone, immediately above the tropic of cancer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Tropic Thunder was the first major studio production on Kauai in five years.
From the en.wikipedia.org
However, wetlands found in the tropic zone, around the equator, are warm year round.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On tropic Puerto Rico, only the weather generates as much heat as the island's politics.
From the time.com
- 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
- Tropical: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
- (tropism) an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
- A tropism (from Greek u03C4u03C1u03CCu03C0u03BFu03C2, tropos, "a turning") is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms, this response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus (as opposed to nastic movements which are non-directional responses)...
- (Tropism (noise band)) Tropism is a Canadian harsh noise music ensembleband founded by "Tnon" and "Pleb" in 1994 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Although not official members, Rich Oddie and Christina Sealey of the industrial band Orphx were important early contributors. ...
- (Tropism) The ability of a virus to infect specific cell or tissue types.
- (tropism) affinity for or the tendency to move toward something; the specific attraction of a virus or other microorganism to a particular host tissue, determined in part by host cell surface markers (e.g., some HIV strains have a tropism for CD4 cells).
- (tropism) the response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus
- (tropism) The movement of plant parts toward or away from a stimulus in the plant's environment. Plant movement in response to an environmental stimulus. PICTURE
