tropic
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Synonyms: topic, trophic, tropin, tropia, troic, -tropic, tronic
Antonyms: topic, trophic, tropin, tropia, troic, -tropic, tronic
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q149273}}{{lb|en|geography}} Either of the two [[parallel]]s of [[latitude]] 23°26′ [[north]] and [[south]] of the [[equator]]; the farthest points at which the [[sun]] can be directly [[overhead]]; the boundaries of the [[torrid zone]] or [[tropics]].
- {{lb|en|philosophy}} The component of [[tone]] or [[rhetoric]] in a [[sentence]].
Adjective
- Of, or relating to the tropics; [[tropical]].
- {{lb|en|biochemistry|incomparable}} Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
- Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a {{l|en|trope}} or tropes.
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