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Torrid Zone

noun

the part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

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Words nearby Torrid Zone

Torricelli, Torricellian tube, Torricellian vacuum, Torricelli's law, torrid, Torrid Zone, torrify, Torrijos Herrera, Torrington, torsade, torsade de pointes
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British Dictionary definitions for Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone

noun

rare that part of the earth's surface lying between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
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Scientific definitions for Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone

See tropic.
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