Tropic of Cancer en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
The Sun was in the constellation Cancer at the June solstice when it was named.
Meanings
- The parallel of latitude 23°26′ north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Tropic of Cancer | canonical | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (67)
da Krebsens vendekreds (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · fr tropique du Cancer (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · te కర్కటరేఖ (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ko 북회귀선 (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · it Tropico del Cancro (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · io Tropiko di Kankro (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · uk тро́пік Ра́ка (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · gd Tropaig a' Phortain (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · nb Krepsens vendekrets (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · hu Ráktérítő (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · lv Ziemeļu tropu loks (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ru тро́пик Ра́ка (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · nl Kreeftskeerkring (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sk Obrátnik Raka (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · uk півні́чний тропік (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · gl Trópico de Cáncer (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · et Vähi pöörijoon (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · mk северен повратник (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · nn Krepsen sin vendekrins (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · hi कर्क रेखा (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sq Tropiku i Kancerit (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · bg Тропик на Рака (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ar مَدَار السَّرَطَان (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · id garis balik utara (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ka კირჩხიბის ტროპიკი (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · th ทรอปิกออฟแคนเซอร์ (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · my မြောက်ယဉ်စွန်းတန်း (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · cy Trofan y Cranc (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · eu Kantzer tropikoa (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ca tròpic de Càncer (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · gv Çhyndaa yn Phartan (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · el Τροπικός του Καρκίνου (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · hy հյուսիսային արևադարձ (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · cmn 北回歸線 /北回归线 (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · pt Trópico de Câncer (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ms Garisan Sartan (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ru се́верный тро́пик (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · gu કર્કવૃત્ત (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · fa مدار رأسالسرطان (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sh Rakova obratnica (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · pl zwrotnik Raka (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · tr yengeç dönencesi (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · fi Kravun kääntöpiiri (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ro Tropicul Cancerului (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · be паўночны тропік (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · lt Vėžio atogrąža (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sl Rakov povratnik (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sh Ракова обратница (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · es trópico de Cáncer (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · lt Šiaurės atogrąža (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · be тропік Рака (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · tr Yengeç dönencesi (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · de nördlicher Wendekreis (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · af Kreefskeerkring (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ka ჩრდილოეთი ტროპიკი (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · gd Crìoch Thuath na Grèine (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · cs obratník Raka (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sh severni povratnik (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ga Trópaic an Phortáin (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · he חוג הסרטן (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sh северни повратник (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · vi chí tuyến Bắc (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · tl Tropiko ng Kanser (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · mi te ara o Matariki (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · sv Kräftans vändkrets (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · ja 北回帰線 (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics) · eo Tropiko de Kankro (the parallel north of the equator marking the boundary of the tropics)