What is another word for tropics?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɒpɪks] (IPA)

When it comes to referring to the regions on the earth that are warm and close to the equator, "tropics" is the most commonly used term. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to refer to these regions as well. Some of these synonyms include "equatorial region," "tropical zone," "tropical belt," "low latitudes," and "torrid zone." All of these synonyms essentially refer to the same regions on the earth that are typically characterized by warm temperatures, high humidity, and lush vegetation. So whether you're referring to the tropics, the equatorial region, or the torrid zone, you're essentially talking about the same areas on the earth.

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    • Noun, plural
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What are the hypernyms for Tropics?

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Usage examples for Tropics

I've seen too many of the bloody things in the tropics, and it pays me to keep out of 'em.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
The night became dark and, what is a rare occurrence under the tropics, very still.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
"You can't call anything unusual in the tropics," laughed Jack.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh

Famous quotes with Tropics

  • My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
    Manuel Puig
  • One of the men attached to the prison was the occasion of great amusement on the part of the prisoners, as well as the spectators, by taking a large lump of ice to show these strangers from the tropics.
    Lewis Tappan
  • There's no twilight in the tropics. Night falls like a curtain.
    Waldemar Young
  • While my companion is busily engaged in getting copy for a special article about the Market, I step nimbly out of the way of a swarthy gentleman from Calabria, who with his two-wheeled barrow is the last link in the immense chain of transportation connecting the farmer in the distant tropics and the cockney pedestrian who halts on the sidewalk and purchases a banana for a couple of pennies.
    William McFee
  • Our grey technology of machines and computers will not disappear, but green technology will be moving ahead even faster.I am saying that green technology could do all these good things, bringing wealth to the tropics, bringing economic opportunity to the villages, narrowing the gap between rich and poor. I am not saying that green technology will do all these good things. "Could" is not the same as "will". To make these good things happen, we need not only the new technology but the political and economic conditions that will give people all over the world a chance to use it. To make these things happen, we need a powerful push from ethics.
    Freeman Dyson

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