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The tropic climate is warm for most of the year.
What does Tropic mean?
a warm region near the equator.
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A tropic is one of the warm regions near Earth's equator, or something related to those regions.
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The map showed the tropic zones near the equator.
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Scientists study tropic habitats to learn how heat and rainfall affect plants and animals.
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What does tropic mean?
Tropic means a warm region near the equator in this entry.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to tropic?
Tropical region is closest because a tropic is a warm area near the equator.
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WordTropic.
Partnoun, adjective.
MeaningTropic means a warm region near the equator.
ExampleExample: The tropic climate is warm for most of the year.
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- trop · ik
- Strongest beat
- trop
- Ending
- ik
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Synonyms
Words like Tropic
tropical regionUse for a warm area near the equator.
equatorial areaUse for a region near Earth's equator.
warm zoneA simple phrase for a warm climate area.
Antonyms
Opposite words
polar regionUse for a very cold region near the poles.
arctic areaUse for a cold northern area far from the tropics.
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Tropic word family
Base word
tropic
noun
tropic
A warm region near the equator.
noun
tropics
The warm regions around the equator.
adjective
tropical
Related to the tropics.
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