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Arctic

Arctic Meaning & Definition
Arctic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arctic?

[n] a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[n] the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
[adj] extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
[adj] at or near the north pole
[adj] of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arctic: Arctic Zone | cold | freezing | frigid | galosh | gelid | glacial | golosh | gumshoe | icy | North Frigid Zone | north-polar | polar | rubber

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arctic: aestival | affectless | algid | anesthetized | antarctic | austral | autistic | autumn | autumnal | below zero | biting | bitter | bitterly cold | bleak | blunt | boreal | brisk | brumal | canicular | catatonic | chill | chilly | cold | cold as charity | cold as death | cold as ice | cold as marble | cold-blooded | coldhearted | cool | crisp | cutting | dispassionate | drugged | dull | east | eastbound | easterly | eastermost | eastern | easternmost | emotionally dead | emotionless | equinoctial | freezing | freezing cold | frigid | frosted | frosty | frozen | gelid | glacial | heartless | hibernal | hiemal | hyperborean | ice-cold | ice-encrusted | icelike | icy | immovable | impassible | impassive | inclement | inexcitable | insusceptible | keen | meridional | midsummer | midwinter | nipping | nippy | nonemotional | north | northbound | northeast | northeasterly | northeastern | northerly | northern | northernmost | northwest | northwesterly | northwestern | numbing | objective | obtuse | occidental | oriental | out of season | out of touch | passionless | penetrating | piercing | pinching | raw | rigorous | seasonal | self-absorbed | severe | sharp | Siberian | sleety | slushy | snappy | solstitial | soulless | south | southbound | southeast | southeasterly | southeastern | southerly | southern | southernmost | southwest | southwesterly | southwestern | spiritless | spring | springlike | stone-cold | subzero | summer | summerlike | summerly | summery | supercooled | unaffectionate | unemotional | unfeeling | unimpassioned | unimpressionable | unloving | unpassionate | unresponding | unresponsive | unsusceptible | unsympathetic | untouchable | vernal | west | westbound | westerly | western | westernmost | winter | winterbound | winterlike | wintery | wintry

See Also | Frigid Zone | overshoe | polar zone

Arctic In Webster's Dictionary

\Arc"tic\, a. [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L. arcticus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. ?ksha.] Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature. Note: The arctic circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the equator, 23[deg] 28' from the north pole. This and the antarctic circle are called the polar circles, and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See {Zone}.
\Arc"tic\, n. 1. The arctic circle. 2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]

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