Plural of tropic
regular plural
The plural of tropic is tropics.
Forms of tropic
| Singular | tropic /ˈtɹɒpɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tropics |
| Countable | countable |
Tropics in a sentence
- Wooden structures in the tropics must be chemically treated to repel xylotomous pests.From the entry xylotomous
- Malaria is endemic to the tropics.From the entry endemic
- Once he had reached the tropics, he would leave the ship and begin his ‘Robinsonian project’.2015, Andrea Wulf, “Art, Ecology and Nature: Ernst Haeckel and Humboldt”, in The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von…. From the entry Robinsonian
- Polyembryony is common in mango cultivars that originated and are grown in the moist tropics.2009, Richard E. Litz, The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses, →ISBN, page 369. From the entry polyembryonic
- I had come from New England, and did not understand the woodlessness of the tropics.2007, Donna Schaper, Living Well While Doing Good. From the entry woodlessness
Meaning of tropic
- noun Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
- noun The component of tone or rhetoric in a sentence.
- adjective Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
Questions about the plural of tropic
- What is the plural of tropic?
- The plural of tropic is tropics.
- Is tropic countable?
- Tropic is a countable noun.
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