extratropics en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English tropics English extratropics From extra- + tropics.
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) The middle latitudes beyond the tropics.