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tropic trop·ic

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IPA: /ˈtrɒp ɪk/

Tropic is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in tropic (cioprt).

Definitions for tropic

noun

1. Geography. 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 Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
2. Astronomy. either of two circles on the celestial sphere, one lying in the same plane as the tropic of Cancer, the other in the same plane as the tropic of Capricorn.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring in the tropics; tropical:

Origin of tropic

1350-1400; Middle English Latin tropicus Greek tropikós pertaining to a turn, equivalent to tróp(os) turn + -ikos -ic

Examples for tropic

He did a comic turn in tropic Thunder and a quirky commercial for Jimmy Kimmel that aired during the Oscars.

They watched the sun set in all its glory over the tropic sea.

The tropic sunset throws a peaceful glamour and serenity over all.

In tropic Thunder, he was a hopelessly deluded movie star in search of an Oscar.

When he had sailed beyond the tropic of Capricorn, a severe storm arose.

The sun-sets on the English stage are as rapid as in any tropic region.

The fever was in his brain, the magic of the tropic moon was flooding his soul.

"tropic Thunder" was a modest hit ($159 million), but it cost a fortune to make ($100 million).

In truth, he pined after the Capricorn—I don't mean only the tropic; I mean the ship too.

There are islands, tropic islands, there, where it's always summer.