temperate zone

tem·per·ate zone

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tem-per-it, tem-prit zohn]
- /ˈtɛm pər ɪt, ˈtɛm prɪt zoʊn/
- /ˈtem.pər.ət zəʊn/

Definitions of temperate zone words

noun temperate zone the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall. 1
noun temperate zone geographical bands having mild climate 1
noun temperate zone those parts of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the tropic of Cancer and between the Antarctic Circle and the tropic of Capricorn 0
noun temperate zone either of the two zones of the earth (North Temperate Zone and South Temperate Zone) between the tropics and the polar circles 0

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