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Look up: TROPIC

  1. tropic
    [n] - either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. TROPIC
    the tide occurring semi-monthly when the effect of the moon`s maximum declination is greatest Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. tropic
    1. <suffix> A turning toward, having an affinity for. ... Compare: -trophic. ... Origin: G. Trope, a turning ... 2. <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance slightly soluble in water. ... 3...
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  4. tropic
    noun either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Tropic
    • (n.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Tropic
    A tropic can refer to: In geography, either of two circles of latitude that mark the northernmost and southernmost latitudes at which the sun may be seen directly overhead: So that a person or location said to be "in the tropics" is situated south of the Tropic of Cancer and north of the Tropic of ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic

  7. tropic
    Either of two latitudes on Earth at which the Sun appears directly overhead at mid-summer and mid-winter. The Tropic of Cancer is the parallel of latitude 23° 27' north of the equator where the Sun lies in the zenith at the summer solstice, around June 22. The Tropic of Capricorn is the parallel of ...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  8. Tropic
    [magazine] Tropic was The Miami Herald`s Sunday magazine, published as an insert in the Sunday edition from 1967 until 1998. Tropic won three Pulitzer Prizes and published many writers who went on to become well known. The magazine published humor columnist Dave Barry`s, Gene Weingarten, Car...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_(mag

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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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