tropic of capricorn
11Tropic of Capricorn — noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator • Instance Hypernyms: ↑tropic …
12tropic of Capricorn. — See under tropic (def. 1a). [1545 55] …
13Tropic of Capricorn — Etymology: from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects Date: 1551 the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun …
14Tropic of Capricorn — Parallel of latitude approximately 23°27′ south of the terrestrial Equator. It is the southern boundary of the tropics and marks the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be seen directly overhead at noon. * * * …
15tropic of Capricorn — n. latitude line which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees South and is parallel to the Equator …
16Tropic of Capricorn — Pō ai olu Hema …
17Capricorn — may refer to:*An animal from the ibex family, particularly the Alpine Ibex *The constellation Capricornus, one of the constellations of the zodiac *The astrological sign Capricorn represented by this constellation *The Tropic of Capricorn *… …
18tropic — [träp′ik] n. [ME tropik < LL tropicus < Gr tropikos, belonging to a turn (of the sun at the solstices) < tropē: see TROPE] 1. Astron. either of two circles of the celestial sphere parallel to the celestial equator, one, the Tropic of… …
19tropic — ► NOUN 1) the parallel of latitude 23°26 north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator. 2) (the tropics) the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. 3) Astronomy each of two corresponding circles on the… …
20Capricorn — District Municipality Symbole …
