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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 trop·ic n. Pronunciation: ' trä-pik Function: noun Etymology: Middle English tropik, from Latin tropicus of the solstice, from Greek tropikos, from tropē turn Date: 1527 1 : either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 231/2 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky ― compare TROPIC OF CANCER , TROPIC OF CAPRICORN 2 plural often capitalized : the region lying between the tropics]]> 2 tropic n. Function: adjective Date: 1551 : of, relating to, or occurring in the tropics]]> 3 tro·pic n. Pronunciation: ' trō-pik Function: adjective Etymology: trop- Date: 1903 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism or of a tropism 2 of a hormone : influencing the activity of a specified gland]]> -tropic n. Function: adjective combining form Etymology: French -tropique, from Greek -tropos -tropous 1 : turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus <geo tropic > 2 : attracted to or acting upon (something specified) <neuro tropic >]]> tropic (as used in expressions) n. tropic bird Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn ]]>