trópico

Definitions of trópico
  1. noun
    the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
  2. noun
    either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the 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
    synonyms: los trópicos
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    examples:
    trópico de Cáncer
    a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
    trópico de Capricornio
    a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator
    type of:
    paralelo
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
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