Tropic vs Tropicbird - What's the difference?
tropic | tropicbird |
Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27?north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
(qualifier) hot and humid.
(biochemistry) (noncomparative ) Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
Any of the various seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics
As nouns the difference between tropic and tropicbird
is that tropic is (one of two specific lines of latitude that divide the northern and southern hemispheres, respectively; the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn) while tropicbird is any of the various seabirds of the family phaethontidae, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics.tropic
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Alternative forms
* (abbreviation) * (obsolete) *Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* Tropic of Cancer * Tropic of CapricornAdjective
(en adjective)- The binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is allosterically regulated by various tropic factors, such as BPG and acidity.
Usage notes
In chemical sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding – the words and concepts are unrelated.“Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.