tropics

What does tropics mean?

tropics means "the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate".

How many syllables are in tropics?

tropics has 2 syllables: tro-pics. The stress falls on "tro". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɑpɪks/.

What is another word for tropics?

Close synonyms include Torrid Zone, tropical zone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tropics a common word?

tropics is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tropics come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.