define tropic of cancer
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: tropic of Cancer
the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator.
ASTRONOMY
each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination, marking the northern and southern limits of the ecliptic.
the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
plural noun: the tropics
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Tropic of Cancer, latitude approximately 23°27′ N of the terrestrial Equator. This latitude corresponds to the northernmost declination of the Sun's ecliptic to the celestial equator. ... At the June and December solstices, the Sun is overhead at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, respectively.
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