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1 tropic
['tropik](either of two imaginary circles running round the earth at about 23 degrees north (Tropic of Cancer) or south (Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator.) atogrąža- tropics- tropical
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2 zone
[zəun]1) (an area or region, usually of a country, town etc, especially one marked off for a special purpose: a no-parking zone; a traffic-free zone.) zona, rajonas2) (any of the five bands into which the earth's surface is divided according to temperature: The tropical zone is the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.) juosta
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Tropic of Capricorn (BBC TV series) — Tropic of Capricorn is a BBC television documentary series. It was aired on BBC Two in 2008 and showed presenter Simon Reeve travel along the Tropic of Capricorn.Countries visitedIn order of visiting: *flag|Namibia *flag|Botswana *flag|South… … Wikipedia
Tropic of Capricorn — Tropic Trop ic, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc. ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tropic of Capricorn — The southern parallel of declination, approximately 23°27’ from the celestial equator, reached by the sun at its maximum declination, or the corresponding parallel on the earth. It is named for the sign of the zodiac during which the sun reached… … Aviation dictionary
Tropic of Capricorn — For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Capricorn (novel) .The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It lies 23° 26′ 22″ south of the Equator, and marks the most… … Wikipedia
Tropic of Capricorn — [[t]trɒ̱pɪk əv kæ̱prɪkɔː(r)n[/t]] N PROPER The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line around the Earth 23° 26 south of the equator … English dictionary
Tropic of Capricorn (novel) — Infobox Book name = Tropic of Capricorn title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of a later reprint author = Henry Miller illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = publisher = Obelisk Press release… … Wikipedia
Tropic of Capricorn — noun The parallel of latitude 23°30′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the winter solstice. See Also … Wiktionary
Tropic of Capricorn — noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator • Instance Hypernyms: ↑tropic … Useful english dictionary
Tropic of Capricorn — Etymology: from the sign of the zodiac which its celestial projection intersects Date: 1551 the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tropic of Capricorn — Parallel of latitude approximately 23°27′ south of the terrestrial Equator. It is the southern boundary of the tropics and marks the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be seen directly overhead at noon. * * * … Universalium
tropic of Capricorn — n. latitude line which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees South and is parallel to the Equator … English contemporary dictionary
