tropic-cancer

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Definitions of tropic-cancer word

noun tropic-cancer 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. 1
noun tropic-cancer 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. 1
adjective tropic-cancer of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring in the tropics; tropical: romance under the tropic skies of Old Mexico. 1

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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