One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23° 28", and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
One of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by the same names.
The region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near them on either side.
means turning point. This is the line where the rays of the Sun turn and travel in the opposite direction. The Tropic of Cancer is where the Sun's rays reach the point in the north where they turn and begin to move south.
Either of the two small circles of the celestial sphere on each side of and parallel to the equator at a distance of 23.5 degrees, which the sun reaches at its greatest declination north or south.
either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees 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
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"
usually a warm to hot climate; the zone between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)
The line of lattitude, approx. 23 28′ either north (Cancer) or south (Capricorn) of the equator, corresponding to the furthest point of the ecliptic. The place where the Sun pauses, then reverses its declination at the summer and winter solstices.