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  • 11tropic — late 14c., either of the two circles in the celestial sphere which describe the northernmost and southernmost points of the ecliptic, from L.L. tropicus of or pertaining to the solstice (as a noun, one of the tropics ), from L. tropicus… …

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  • 12-tropic — [träp′ik, trō′pik] [< Gr tropos, turning (< trepein: see TROPE) + IC] combining form forming adjectives turning toward or from, changing because of, or otherwise responding to a (specified kind of) stimulus [phototropic] …

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  • 13Tropic — A tropic can refer to:In geography, either of two circles of latitude: *Tropic of Cancer, at 23° 26 22 N *Tropic of Capricorn, at 23° 26 22 S*Tropics, referring to the tropical regions of the world. *Tropic, Florida, a town in the United States… …

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  • 14Tropic — 37° 37′ 25″ N 112° 05′ 19″ W / 37.623611, 112.088611 …

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  • 15tropic — TRÓPIC1, tropice, s.n. 1. Fiecare dintre cele două paralele situate la latitudinea de 23 Trimis de RACAI, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  TRÓPIC2, Ă, tropici, ce, adj. (Livr (livresc).) Referitor la tropi2; figurat, metaforic. – Din fr. tropique.… …

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  • 16tropic — I UK [ˈtrɒpɪk] / US [ˈtrɑpɪk] noun Word forms tropic : singular tropic plural tropics 1) [countable] one of the two imaginary lines around the Earth on either side of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is 23° 26 north of it and the Tropic of… …

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  • 17tropic — /trop ik/, n. 1. Geog. a. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 231/2° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 231/2° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid… …

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  • 18tropic — tro|pic1 [ trapık ] noun 1. ) count one of the two imaginary lines around the Earth on either side of the EQUATOR. The Tropic of Cancer is 23° 26 north of it and the Tropic of Capricorn is 23° 26 south of it. 2. ) the tropics plural the hottest… …

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  • 19tropić — ndk VIa, tropićpię, tropićpisz, trop, tropićpił, tropićpiony 1. «w łowiectwie: ścigać zwierzynę idąc jej tropem; śledzić» Tropić niedźwiedzia. 2. «śledzić, poszukiwać kogoś, zwykle w celu schwytania, ukarania kogoś; ścigać» Tropić przestępców,… …

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  • 20tropic — trop•ic [[t]ˈtrɒp ɪk[/t]] n. 1) geo a) either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other(tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the… …

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