Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tropic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
equatorial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
tropic (noun) | equatorial (noun) |
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either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the 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 | a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it |
tropic (adjective) | equatorial (adjective) |
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relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) | of or existing at or near the geographic equator |
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics | of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator |
of or relating to or at an equator |