tropic vs parallel

parallel vs tropic

tropic and parallel both are nouns.

tropic and parallel both are adjectives.

tropic is not a verb while parallel is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tropic	Yes	Yes	No	No
parallel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, parallel is a hypernym of tropic; that is, parallel is a word with a broader meaning than tropic:

tropic: 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
parallel: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Other hypernyms of tropic include latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude.

tropic (noun)	parallel (noun)
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	something having the property of being analogous to something else
	an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
	(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

tropic (adjective)	parallel (adjective)
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)	being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics	of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

tropic (verb)	parallel (verb)
	make or place parallel to something
	be parallel to
	duplicate or match

Difference between tropic and parallel

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