tropic
/tˈɹɒpɪk/TRO-pik
/tˈɹɑpɪk/TRAH-pik
Meaningof the turning
Common meaning: either line of latitude where the sun turns back
- tropto turn; a turn, wayLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 821 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek τρέπω; τρόπος ‘to turn; a turn, way’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τρέπω, p. 821 · dictionary scan
Roots
- τρέπω; τρόπος Greek “to turn; a turn, way”
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