英语词汇“tropic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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tropic in British English

(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 solstices

-tropic in British English

combining form in adjective

turning or developing in response to a certain stimulus

heliotropic

Word origin

from Greek tropos a turn; see trope

tropic in American English

(ˈtrɑpɪk)

noun

1. Astronomy

either of two circles of the celestial sphere parallel to the celestial equator,one, the Tropic of Cancer, c. 23° 26 north, and the other, the Tropic of Capricorn, c. 23° 26 south: they are the limits of the apparent north-and-south journey of the sun and are determined by the obliquity of the ecliptic

2. Geography

either of two parallels of latitude (Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) situated on either side of the earth's equator that correspond to the astronomical tropics

adjective

of the tropics; tropical

Word origin

ME tropik < LL tropicus < Gr tropikos, belonging to a turn (of the sun at the solstices) < tropē: see trope

-tropic in American English

(ˈtrɑpɪk; ˈtroʊpɪk)

turning toward or from, changing because of, or otherwise responding to a (specified kind of) stimulus

phototropic

Word origin

< Gr -tropos, turning (< trepein: see trope) + -ic

Examples of 'tropic' in a sentence
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The only areas where conditions are utterly unfavourable for it to grow are the poles and tropics.It is found south of the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn.Two years after Tropic of Cancer?And those involved are pretty small: a few degrees between cooler land and warmer ocean at night, a few tens of degrees between tropics and poles.

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释义	Trends of tropic View usage for: tropic in British English (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 solstices -tropic in British English combining form in adjective turning or developing in response to a certain stimulus heliotropic Word origin from Greek tropos a turn; see trope tropic in American English (ˈtrɑpɪk) noun 1. Astronomy either of two circles of the celestial sphere parallel to the celestial equator,one, the Tropic of Cancer, c. 23° 26 north, and the other, the Tropic of Capricorn, c. 23° 26 south: they are the limits of the apparent north-and-south journey of the sun and are determined by the obliquity of the ecliptic 2. Geography either of two parallels of latitude (Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) situated on either side of the earth's equator that correspond to the astronomical tropics adjective 3. of the tropics; tropical Word origin ME tropik < LL tropicus < Gr tropikos, belonging to a turn (of the sun at the solstices) < tropē: see trope -tropic in American English (ˈtrɑpɪk; ˈtroʊpɪk) turning toward or from, changing because of, or otherwise responding to a (specified kind of) stimulus phototropic Word origin < Gr -tropos, turning (< trepein: see trope) + -ic Examples of 'tropic' in a sentence tropic The only areas where conditions are utterly unfavourable for it to grow are the poles and tropics. Erdmann, Robert & Jones, Meirion Fats, Nutrition and Health (1991) It is found south of the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn. Burton, John A. Animals of the World (1993) Two years after Tropic of Cancer? The Times Literary Supplement (2012) And those involved are pretty small: a few degrees between cooler land and warmer ocean at night, a few tens of degrees between tropics and poles. Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
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