torrid zone

noun

The region, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterised by a hot and humid climate; the tropics.

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Meanings

nounthe torrid zone
  1. geographyThe region, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterised by a hot and humid climate; the tropics.

    They conceived the torrid Zone unhabitable, and so made frustrate the goodliest part of the Earth.

    1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.6

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tropics

Translations

Hindi ऊष्णकटिबन्ध
  • ऊष्णकटिबन्ध (ūṣṇakṭibandh)Translations
Hungarian forró övezet
  • forró övezetTranslations
Irish teochrios, trópaicí
  • teochriosTranslations
  • trópaicíTranslations
Polish strefa międzyzwrotnikowa, strefa tropikalna
  • strefa międzyzwrotnikowaTranslations
  • strefa tropikalnaTranslations
Romanian zonă toridă
  • zonă toridăTranslations
Spanish zona tórrida
  • zona tórridaTranslations
Tagalog kaalingiingan
  • kaalingiinganTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

torrid zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torrid%20zone

MLA

“torrid zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torrid%20zone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torrid zone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torrid%20zone.

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