A tropic can refer to:
In geography, either of two circles of latitude that mark the northernmost and southernmost latitudes at which the sun may be seen directly overhead:
- Tropic of Cancer, at 23° 26' 16" N
- Tropic of Capricorn, at 23° 26' 16" S
So that a person or location said to be "in the tropics" is situated south of the Tropic of Cancer and north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
- Tropics, referring to the tropical regions of the world.
- Tropic, Florida, a town in the United States, though Florida itself is deemed to be the only tropical state in the US, it is technically in the subtropic region.
- Tropic, Utah, a town in the United States
In transportation:
- SS Tropic (1871)
- SS Tropic (1904)
In Biology, a hormone that regulates other endocrine glands:
- Tropic hormone
- Non-tropic hormone
In linguistics and philosophy of history, see
- trope
- Trope (philosophy)
other examples like:
- Isotropic
- neurotropic
- musculotropic
- chronotropic
- dromotropic
- inotropic
- osteotropic