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tropic of capricorn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
trop-ic of -capri-corn
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The parallel of latitude 23°26′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.

Etymology

The Sun was in the constellation Capricorn at the December solstice when it was named.

Inflected Forms

the Tropic of Capricorn (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Tropic of Cancer

Synonyms

Southern Tropic

Questions

What does tropic of capricorn mean?
The parallel of latitude 23°26′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.
Where does tropic of capricorn come from?
The Sun was in the constellation Capricorn at the December solstice when it was named.

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