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trop·ic
/ˈtrɑpɪk/
回歸線,熱帶(
a
.)熱帶的
From:
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tro·pic
/ˈtropɪk/
形容詞
向性的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Trop·ic
,
n.
1.
Astron.
One
of
the
two
small
circles
of
the
celestial
sphere
,
situated
on
each
side
of
the
equator
,
at
a
distance
of
23° 28´,
and
parallel
to
it
,
which
the
sun
just
reaches
at
its
greatest
declination
north
or
south
,
and
from
which
it
turns
again
toward
the
equator
,
the
northern
circle
being
called
the
Tropic of Cancer
,
and
the
southern
the
Tropic of Capricorn
,
from
the
names
of
the
two
signs
at
which
they
touch
the
ecliptic
.
2.
Geog.
(a)
One
of
the
two
parallels
of
terrestrial
latitude
corresponding
to
the
celestial
tropics
,
and
called
by
the
same
names
.
(b)
pl.
The
region
lying
between
these
parallels
of
latitude
,
or
near
them
on
either
side
.
The
brilliant
flowers
of
the
tropics
bloom
from
the
windows
of
the
greenhouse
and
the
saloon
.
--
Bancroft
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Trop·ic
a.
Chem.
Of
,
pertaining
to
,
or
designating
,
an
acid
obtained
from
atropine
and
certain
other
alkaloids
,
as
a
white
crystalline
substance
slightly
soluble
in
water
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Trop·ic
,
a.
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
tropics
;
tropical
.
Tropic bird
Zool.
,
any
one
of
three
species
of
oceanic
belonging
to
the
genus
Phaethon
,
found
chiefly
in
tropical
seas
.
They
are
mostly
white
,
and
have
two
central
tail
feathers
very
long
and
slender
.
The
yellow-billed
tropic
bird
.
Phaethon flavirostris
(
called
also
boatswain
),
is
found
on
the
Atlantic
coast
of
America
,
and
is
common
at
the
Bermudas
,
where
it
breeds
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
tropic
adj
1:
relating
to
or
situated
in
or
characteristic
of
the
tropics
(
the
region
on
either
side
of
the
equator
); "
tropical
islands
"; "
tropical
fruit
" [
syn
:
tropical
]
2:
of
weather
or
climate
;
hot
and
humid
as
in
the
tropics
;
"
tropical
weather
" [
syn
:
tropical
]
n
:
either
of
two
parallels
of
latitude
about
23.5
degrees
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
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