Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extratropics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-t-rop-ics
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle latitudes beyond the tropics.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English tropics English extratropics From extra- + tropics.

Questions

What does extratropics mean?
The middle latitudes beyond the tropics.
Where does extratropics come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English tropics English extratropics From extra- + tropics.

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