Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torrid zone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: tor-rid -zone
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterised by a hot and humid climate; the tropics.

Example Sentences

"They conceived the torrid Zone unhabitable, and so made frustrate the goodliest part of the Earth."

Inflected Forms

the torrid zone (canonical)

Questions

What does torrid zone mean?: The region, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterised by a hot and humid climate; the tropics.

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