Definition of "intertropical" [in•ter•trop•ic•al]

• Between or within the tropics. (adjective)
• Of or relating to the tropics. (adjective)

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• "This area of greater heat acts as zone of thermal lows known as the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)."
• "Towering Atlantic storms are common this time of year near the equator - an area known as the intertropical convergence zone."
• "Towering Atlantic storms are common this time of year near the equator _ an area known as the intertropical convergence zone."