Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Capricorn
The parallel of latitude 23°30′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the winter solstice.

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  • Tropic of Capricorn — [[t]trɒ̱pɪk əv kæ̱prɪkɔː(r)n[/t]] N PROPER The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line around the Earth 23° 26 south of the equator …   English dictionary

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  • Tropic of Capricorn (novel) — Infobox Book name = Tropic of Capricorn title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of a later reprint author = Henry Miller illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = publisher = Obelisk Press release… …   Wikipedia

  • tropic of Capricorn. — See under tropic (def. 1a). [1545 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • tropic of Capricorn — trop′ic of Cap′ricorn n. geo See under tropic 1), a) • Etymology: 1545–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • Tropic of Capricorn — noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator • Instance Hypernyms: ↑tropic …   Useful english dictionary

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