intertropical

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adjective

Between or within the tropics.

OriginEnglish tropical ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveintertropical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween or within the tropics.

    the very superior inducements which most intertropical countries afford

    1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishtropical
  8. Englishintertropical

From inter- + tropical.

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Translations

Catalan intertropical
  • intertropicalbetween, or within the tropics
French intertropical
  • intertropicalbetween, or within the tropics
Portuguese intertropical
  • intertropicalbetween, or within the tropics
Russian внутритропи́ческий
  • внутритропи́ческий (vnutritropíčeskij)between, or within the tropics
Spanish intertropical
  • intertropicalbetween, or within the tropics
Cite this entry
APA

intertropical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertropical

MLA

“intertropical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertropical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertropical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertropical.

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