Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tropic
Tropic
tropic
comb. form 1 = -TROPHIC. 2 turning towards (heliotropic). TROPIC n. & adj. --n. 1 the parallel of latitude 23°27 Usage north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of the Equator. 2 each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination. 3 (the Tropics) the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. --adj. 1 = TROPICAL 1. 2 of tropism. Phrases and idioms tropic bird any sea bird of the family Phaethontidae, with very long central tail-feathers. Etymology: ME f. L tropicus f. Gk tropikos f. trope turning f. trepo turn
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English tropik, from Latin ~us of the solstice, from Greek tropikos, from tropē turn Date: 1527 either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 23 1/2 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky, the region lying between the ~s, II. adjective Date: 1551 of, relating to, or occurring in the ~s, III. adjective Etymology: tropDate: 1903 of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism or of a tropism, influencing the activity of a specified gland ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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