Torrid Zone

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Tor·rid Zone (tôr

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The central latitude zone of the earth, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Torrid Zone

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Rare that part of the earth's surface lying between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

Torrid Zone

See tropic.

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Torrid Zone - the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

tropical zone, tropics

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latitude line of latitude parallel parallel of latitude torrid trade winds tropic tropic of Cancer tropic of Capricorn tropical zone tropics zone Zoned zoning			What the ancients imagined of the torrid zone being uninhabitable is so far from being true, that this climate is very temperate: the heats, indeed, are excessive in Congo and Monomotapa, but in Abyssinia they enjoy a perpetual spring, more delicious and charming than that in our country. A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context That this power exists in any regions and for any classes is the result of Fog; which prevails during the greater part of the year in all parts save the torrid zones. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context I lie in a shady place like this and think of adventurous spirits going to the North Pole or penetrating to the heart of the Torrid Zone with admiration. Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context			Torre de Cerredo Torre del Greco Torrefaction torrefy Torrens Torrens system Torrens title torrent torrential Torreon Torreón Torres Strait Torrey pine Torrey tree Torrey's pine Torreya Torreya californica Torreya taxifolia Torreys Peak Torricelli Torricelli Evangelista Torricellian Torricellian tube Torricellian vacuum torrid Torrid Zone Torridity Torridness Torrijos Herrera Torril Torrington Torrock torsade Torsal Torse Torsel Tórshavn torsi torsibility Torsibillty torsion torsion balance torsion bar Torsion electrometer Torsion galvanometer Torsion head Torsion indicator torsion meter Torsion scale Torsional torsk			Torrey's pine Torrey, John Torreya Torreya Torreya californica Torreya State Park Torreya taxifolia torreyite Torreys Peak Torricelli Torricelli Torricelli Torricelli Evangelista Torricelli's equation Torricelli's Law Torricelli's law of efflux Torricelli's Theorem Torricelli, Evangelista Torricelli, Evangelista Torricelli-Barrow theorem Torricellian Torricellian barometer Torricellian tube Torricellian vacua Torricellian vacua Torricellian vacuum Torricellian vacuum Torrico-Bertoni-Lang Model torrid torrid Torrid Zone torrid zones torrid zones torrider torrider torridest torridest Torridincolidae torridity torridity torridly torridly torridness torridness Torrigiano, Pietro Torrijos Herrera Torrijos Herrera, Omar Torrijos, Omar Torril Torrington Torrington Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving Torrington Area Health District Torrington Volunteer Fire Department Torrington, George Byng, Viscount Torrock Torroja y Miret, Eduardo Torrox

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