Word: tropics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tro
pics
Definition: The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
Morphemes:
Affix: tropic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I turn
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.