EXTRATROPICAL

Etymology

Adjective

extratropical (not comparable)

Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.

(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`tra*trop"ic*al, a.

Definition: Beyond or outside of the tropics. Whewell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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