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  Tropic \Trop"ic\, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging
     to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc.
     ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See Trope.]
     1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial
        sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a
        distance of 23[deg] 28[min], and parallel to it, which the
        sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or
        south, and from which it turns again toward the equator,
        the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer,
        and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names
        of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
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     2. (Geog.)
        (a) One of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude
            corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by
            the same names.
        (b) pl. The region lying between these parallels of
            latitude, or near them on either side.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  The brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from
                  the windows of the greenhouse and the saloon.
                                                    --Bancroft.
            [1913 Webster]

  Cancer \Can"cer\, n. [L. cancer, cancri, crab, ulcer, a sign of
     the zodiac; akin to Gr. karki`nos, Skr. karka[.t]a crab, and
     prob. Skr. karkara hard, the crab being named from its hard
     shell. Cf. Canner, Chancre.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of
        the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America,
        as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab.
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     2. (Astron.)
        (a) The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The
            first point is the northern limit of the sun's course
            in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See
            Tropic.
        (b) A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended
        with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and
        progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from
        the great veins which surround it, compared by the
        ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now
        restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of
        epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in
        the meshes of a trabecular framework.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Four kinds of cancers are recognized: (1) Epithelial
           cancer, or Epithelioma, in which there is no
           trabecular framework. See Epithelioma. (2) Scirrhous
           cancer, or Hard cancer, in which the framework
           predominates, and the tumor is of hard consistence and
           slow growth. (3) Encephaloid cancer, Medullary
           cancer, or Soft cancer, in which the cellular
           element predominates, and the tumor is soft, grows
           rapidy, and often ulcerates. (4) Colloid cancer, in
           which the cancerous structure becomes gelatinous. The
           last three varieties are also called carcinoma.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Cancer cells, cells once believed to be peculiar to
        cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in
        no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and
        distinguished only by peculiarity of location and
        grouping.
  
     Cancer root (Bot.), the name of several low plants, mostly
        parasitic on roots, as the beech drops, the squawroot,
        etc.
  
     Tropic of Cancer. See Tropic.
        [1913 Webster]

  Tropic \Trop"ic\, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging
     to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc.
     ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See Trope.]
     1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial
        sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a
        distance of 23[deg] 28[min], and parallel to it, which the
        sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or
        south, and from which it turns again toward the equator,
        the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer,
        and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names
        of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
  
     2. (Geog.)
        (a) One of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude
            corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by
            the same names.
        (b) pl. The region lying between these parallels of
            latitude, or near them on either side.
  
                  The brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from
                  the windows of the greenhouse and the saloon.
                                                    --Bancroft.

  Cancer \Can"cer\, n. [L. cancer, cancri, crab, ulcer, a sign of
     the zodiac; akin to Gr. karki`nos, Skr. karka[.t]a crab, and
     prob. Skr. karkara hard, the crab being named from its hard
     shell. Cf. Canner, Chancre.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of
        the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America,
        as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See Crab.
  
     2. (Astron.)
        (a) The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The
            first point is the northern limit of the sun's course
            in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See
            Tropic.
        (b) A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo.
  
     3. (Med.) Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended
        with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and
        progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from
        the great veins which surround it, compared by the
        ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now
        restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of
        epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in
        the meshes of a trabecular framework.
  
     Note: Four kinds of cancers are recognized: (1) Epithelial
           cancer, or Epithelioma, in which there is no
           trabecular framework. See Epithelioma. (2) Scirrhous
           cancer, or Hard cancer, in which the framework
           predominates, and the tumor is of hard consistence and
           slow growth. (3) Encephaloid, Medullary, or Soft
           cancer, in which the cellular element predominates,
           and the tumor is soft, grows rapidy, and often
           ulcerates. (4) Colloid cancer, in which the cancerous
           structure becomes gelatinous. The last three varieties
           are also called carcinoma.
  
     Cancer cells, cells once believed to be peculiar to
        cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in
        no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and
        distinguished only by peculiarity of location and
        grouping.
  
     Cancer root (Bot.), the name of several low plants, mostly
        parasitic on roots, as the beech drops, the squawroot,
        etc.
  
     Tropic of Cancer. See Tropic.

  Tropic of Cancer
       n : a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the equator

  Tropic of Cancer
     n.
     (lb en geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the
  equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is
  directly overhead at the June solstice.

  Tropic of Cancer
     n.
     (lb en geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the
  equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is
  directly overhead at the June solstice.

  Tropic of Cancer
     n.
     (lb en geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the
  equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is
  directly overhead at the June solstice.

  Tropic of Cancer
     n.
     (lb en geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the
  equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is
  directly overhead at the June solstice.

  Tropic of Cancer
     Englanti n.
     Kravun kääntöpiiri

  Tropic of Cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/ 
  Тропик на Рака
  the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator

  Tropic of Cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/
  Wendekreis des Krebses, nördlicher Wendekreis
   see: tropic, Tropic of Capricorn
  

  'Tropic of Cancer' /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/
  'Der Wendekreis des Krebses' [lit.]
           Note: von Miller / Werktitel
           Note: by Miller / work title

  Tropic of Cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/ 
  Kravun kääntöpiiri
  the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator

  tropic of cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/ 
  1. कर्क~रेखा
        "The climate changes markedly in the tropic of cancer."

  tropic of cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/
  ráktérítô

  Tropic of Cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/ 
  garis balik utara
  the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator

  Tropic of Cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/ 
  北回帰線
  the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator

  Tropic of Cancer /tɹˈɒpɪk ɒv kˈansə/ 
  Kräftans vändkrets
  the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator

     n. 北回归线