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Webster 1913 Edition


Extratropical

Exˊtra-trop′ic-al

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Adj.
Beyond or outside of the tropics.
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Definition 2024


extratropical

extratropical

English

Adjective

extratropical (comparative more extratropical, superlative most extratropical)

  1. occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes
  2. (meteorology) lacking or having lost tropical characteristics

Derived terms

  • extratropical cyclone