Tropic of Capricorn
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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 — 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 — 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 — [[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 (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 (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. — See under tropic (def. 1a). [1545 55] * * * … Universalium
tropic of Capricorn — trop′ic of Cap′ricorn n. geo See under tropic 1), a) • Etymology: 1545–55 … From formal English to slang
Tropic of Capricorn — noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator • Instance Hypernyms: ↑tropic … Useful english dictionary
