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What (who) is -tropic - definition

TOWN IN GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH, UNITED STATES
Tropic, UT; Tropic, Ut

-tropic      
¦ combining form
1. turning towards: heliotropic.
2. affecting: psychotropic.
3. (especially in names of hormones) equivalent to -trophic.
Origin
from Gk trope 'turn, turning'.
Tropic, Florida         
TOWN IN THE UNITED STATES
Tropic,Florida; Tropic, FL; Tropic, Brevard County, Florida; Tropic, Brevard County, FL
Tropic (also known as “The Trops”) is an unincorporated area in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is the southernmost area on Merritt Island, and its identity was absorbed into the census-designated place of Merritt Island during the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s.
Tropic of Cancer         
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LINE OF NORTHERNMOST LATITUDE AT WHICH THE SUN CAN BE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
Tropic of cancer; Northern tropic; Tropic of Taurus; Tropic of Gemini; Cancer tropic
The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.

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Tropic, Utah

Tropic is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States, along Utah Scenic Byway 12. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 530. Tropic was founded in 1891.

Examples of use of -tropic
1. That opened the door for "Tropic Thunder" to repeat as the weekend‘s box–office leader.
2. "Tropic Thunder" stars Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. as self–absorbed actors.
3. Also named as defendants were Hawaiian Tropic, Banana Boat, BullfrogPlaytex Products, Tanning Research Laboratories and Chattem Brands.
4. It was inspired by Tropic Island Hum, an animated film that Sir Paul helped create with animator Geoff Dunbar.
5. In a still from film Tropic Thunder, Downey Jnr is sandwiched between Ben Stiller, and a blonde Jack Black.