| 单词 | tropic |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tropic(ˈtrɒpɪk) noun 1. (sometimes capital) either of the parallel lines of latitude at about 231⁄2°N (tropic of Cancer) and 231⁄2°S (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator 2. the tropics 3. astronomy either of the two parallel circles on the celestial sphere having the same latitudes and names as the corresponding lines on the earth adjective 4. a less common word for tropical Word origin C14: from Late Latin tropicus belonging to a turn, from Greek tropikos, from tropos a turn; from the ancient belief that the sun turned back at the solsticesWord Frequency -tropiccombining form in adjective turning or developing in response to a certain stimulus heliotropic Word origin from Greek tropos a turn; see trope |
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