the parallel of latitude 23°26' north tropic of Cancer or south tropic of Capricorn of the equator 回归线(纬度均为23°26′的赤道北、南两条平行线: 北回归线 [tropic or Caucer]和南回归线 [tropic or Capricorn]) ■(Astronomy)each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination, marking the northern and southern limits of the ecliptic (天文)天球的回归线 ■(the tropics)the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn 热带(北、南回归线之间的地带)
adjective
another term for tropical (in sense 1) 同 tropical (义项1)
语源
late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē 'turning', from trepein 'to turn'
tropic2 [ˈtrəʊpɪk] adjective
(Biology)relating to, consisting of, or exhibiting tropism (生)向性的;亲…的
(Physiology). variant spelling of trophic (生理)。 同 trophic