Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tropic of cancer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: trop-ic of -cancer
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The parallel of latitude 23°26′ north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.

Etymology

The Sun was in the constellation Cancer at the June solstice when it was named.

Inflected Forms

the Tropic of Cancer (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Tropic of Capricorn

Synonyms

Northern Tropic

Questions

What does tropic of cancer mean?: The parallel of latitude 23°26′ north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
Where does tropic of cancer come from?: The Sun was in the constellation Cancer at the June solstice when it was named.

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