- subtropics
- noun plural Date: 1886 subtropical regions
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
subtropics
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subtropics — [sub′träp′iks] pl.n. subtropical regions … English World dictionary
Subtropics — The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitude 23.5 ° north and south. The term subtropical describes the climatic region … Wikipedia
subtropics — /sub trop iks/, n.pl. subtropical regions. [1895 90; SUB + TROPICS] * * * … Universalium
subtropics — noun The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world … Wiktionary
subtropics — Synonyms and related words: Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, climate, clime, equator, furnace, hell, horse latitudes, inferno, latitude, longitude,… … Moby Thesaurus
subtropics — sub trop·ics || ‚sÊŒb trÉ‘pɪk / rÉ’p n. regions bordering the tropics, regions north of the tropic of Cancer or south of the tropic of Capricorn … English contemporary dictionary
subtropics — plural noun the regions adjacent to or bordering on the tropics. Derivatives subtropical adjective … English new terms dictionary
subtropics — sub·tropics … English syllables
subtropics — sub•trop•ics [[t]sʌbˈtrɒp ɪks[/t]] n. pl. geo geg subtropical regions • Etymology: 1895–90 … From formal English to slang
subtropics — /sʌbˈtrɒpɪks/ (say sub tropiks) plural noun subtropical regions …
