'tropics' definitions:
Definition of 'tropics'
(from WordNet)
noun
The part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate [syn: Torrid Zone, tropical zone, tropics]
Synonyms of 'tropics'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Antarctic Zone,
- Arctic Circle,
- Arctic Zone,
- climate,
- clime,
- equator,
- Frigid Zones,
- furnace,
- hell,
- horse latitudes,
- inferno,
- latitude,
- longitude,
- longitude in arc,
- meridian,
- oven,
- parallel,
- prime meridian,
- roaring forties,
- steam bath,
- subtropics,
- the line,
- Torrid Zone,
- tropic,
- Tropic of Cancer,
- Tropic of Capricorn,
- Variable Zones,
- zone