subtropics
Noun: * The regions of the Earth bordering on the tropics; the areas between the tropics and the temperate zones. This term refers to the geographical zones located just north of the Tropic of Cancer and just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. These regions are characterized by climates that are generally warm to hot, with milder winters than the tropics and less extreme seasonal temperature variation than the temperate zones.
The word "subtropics" is used as a plural noun to describe a general geographical area. It is often used in discussions of climate, geography, agriculture, and ecology. * Many citrus fruits are cultivated in the subtropics. * The climate in the subtropics is ideal for growing certain types of tea. * This plant species is native to the subtropics.
- "The subtropics": This is the most common form, used with the definite article to refer to these zones as a collective global region.
- Hurricanes often form over the warm ocean waters of the subtropics.
- Subtropical (adjective): Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subtropics.
- Florida has a subtropical climate.
- Semi-tropics (noun): A less common synonym for subtropics.
- Temperate zone (noun): The climatic zone lying between the subtropics and the polar circles.
- Semi-tropics
- Warm temperate regions
The word "subtropics" has a single, specific geographical/climatological meaning and is not commonly used with other definitions.
- regions adjacent to the tropics