tropic
tropics
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pluralof tropic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Heat still has to move away from the tropics.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Most primates today live in the tropics, and most primate fossils have been unearthed there too.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
This includes drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and shifting rainfall throughout the tropics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Because Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbit, areas outside the tropics experience one yearly peak in solar radiation near the summer solstice.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
They were predestined to emigrate to the tropics, to be miners and acetate silk spinners and steel workers.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
