Tropical vs Tropic - What's the difference?
tropical | tropic |
Of or north and 23 degrees south.
From or similar to a hot climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.
(dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a .
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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.
Tropic is a derived term of tropical.
As adjectives the difference between tropical and tropic
is that tropical is of or {{l/en|pertaining}} to the {{l/en|tropics}}, the {{l/en|equatorial}} {{l/en|region}} between 23 {{l/en|degrees}} north and 23 degrees south while tropic is of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.As nouns the difference between tropical and tropic
is that tropical is a tropical plant while tropic is 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.tropical
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* (abbreviation)Adjective
(en adjective)- (Jeremy Taylor)
- The foundation of all parables is some analogy or similitude between the tropical or allusive part of the parable and the thing intended by it.
Derived terms
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* (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.