tropics Definition

either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 231/2 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky

the region lying between the tropics

the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm

the parallel of latitude that is approximately 231/2 degrees north of the equator and that is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun

the parallel of latitude that is approximately 231/2 degrees south of the equator and that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun