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extratropic

extratropic adjective: relating to the extratropics.

Adjective

extratropic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the extratropics.

Origin of extratropic

From extra- + tropic.

Questions about extratropic

What does extratropic mean?
Extratropic means relating to the extratropics.
What part of speech is extratropic?
Extratropic is an adjective.

Words near extratropic in the dictionary

  1. extratone
  2. extratracheal
  3. extratranscriptomic
  4. extratribal
  5. extratrigeminal
  6. extratropic
  7. extratropical
  8. extratropical cyclone
  9. extratropical cyclones
  10. extratropicalization
  11. extratropics

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