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Tropic of cancer
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So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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noun
1.
Pathology.
a.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
b.
any disease characterized by such growths.
2.
any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight.
3.
genitive Can·cri 
[kang-kree] . (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the crab, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo.
[kang-kree] . (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the crab, a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo.4.
(initial capital letter) Astrology.
a.
the fourth sign of the zodiac: the cardinal water sign.
b.
a person born under this sign, usually between June 21 and July 22.
5.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: literally, crab; Latin stem cancr-, dissimilated from *carcr-, with *carc-r- akin to Greek karkínos, Sanskrit karkata crab; see canker
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: literally, crab; Latin stem cancr-, dissimilated from *carcr-, with *carc-r- akin to Greek karkínos, Sanskrit karkata crab; see canker
Related forms
can·cer·ous, adjective
can·cered, adjective
can·cer·ous·ly, adverb
can·cer·ous·ness, noun
non·can·cer·ous, adjective
EXPANDun·can·cer·ous, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. sickness, evil, plague, scourge.
2. sickness, evil, plague, scourge.
noun
1.
Geography.
a.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 231/2° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 231/2° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
b.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
2.
Astronomy. either of two circles on the celestial sphere, one lying in the same plane as the tropic of Cancer, the other in the same plane as the tropic of capricorn.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or occurring in the tropics; tropical: romance under the tropic skies of Old Mexico.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tropicus < Greek tropikós pertaining to a turn, equivalent to tróp(os) turn + -ikos -ic
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tropicus < Greek tropikós pertaining to a turn, equivalent to tróp(os) turn + -ikos -ic
Related forms
non·trop·ic, adjective
un·trop·ic, adjective
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Science Dictionary
| Tropic of Cancer
The parallel of latitude approximately 23°27' north. It forms the boundary between the Torrid and North Temperate zones. |
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Cultural Dictionary
Tropic of Cancer definition
Imaginary line that circles the Earth about one-quarter of the way from the equator to the North Pole. The sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
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