Tropic - Definition

adj 1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the
tropics (the region on either side of the equator);
"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit" [syn: tropical,
tropic]
2: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics;
"tropical weather" [syn: tropical, tropic]
n 1: either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to
the north and south of the equator representing the points
farthest north and south at which the sun can shine
directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the
Torrid Zone or tropics