Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extremely cold; frigid. synonym: cold.
- noun A warm waterproof overshoe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or related to the northern constellations called the Great and Little Bears; hence, pertaining or relating to the north pole or the northern polar regions; northern: as, the arctic circle, region, or sea.
- Cold; frigid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The arctic circle.
- noun U.S. A warm waterproof overshoe.
- adjective Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the
Bear ; northern; frigid
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Being
extremely cold ,snowy , orhaving other properties of extreme winter associated with theArctic . - noun US A warm
waterproof overshoe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the Arctic
- noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- adjective extremely cold
- noun the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This attempted suicide scene at the arctic is at the beginning of the game, as well.
The Real Story Behind Captain America in The Incredible Hulk « FirstShowing.net 2008
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'It's what they call the arctic regions,' said Celestina.
The Rectory Children Mrs. Molesworth 1880
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The average winter temperature in the arctic is something like - 40C.
Freeman Dyson on Global Warming, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Similar declines in arctic sea ice reportedly occurred at the turn of the 20th century, when the Northwest passage was also navigable, and during the 1940s.
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Similar declines in arctic sea ice reportedly occurred at the turn of the 20th century, when the Northwest passage was also navigable, and during the 1940s.
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(But then, for some reason I've always found spooky stories set in arctic climes to be particularly effective.) 2: 27 PM
H. P. Lovecraft "At the Mountains of Madness" and other masterpieces of terror 2009
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Even as they killed them to extinction, the sea cows drifted and swam in arctic waters unafraid of the stranded men.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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The term "indigenous" in this context excludes long-term arctic residents not of indigenous descent, implies that all indigenous persons hold this knowledge, and emphasizes ancestry over experience.
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“Take the cold tolerance of bacteria that thrive in arctic ice, add the ultraviolet resistance of tomato plants growing high in the Andes mountains, and combine with an ordinary plant.”
Designer Plants 2006
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In tropical countries, the buds unguarded by bracts like our own are said to be much darker; and in arctic regions, the young leaves are also said to be of a darker color.
Rural Hours 1887
bilby commented on the word arctic
I find it hard to believe in the Arctic Sea. Seems like the 'c' goes missing more often than not :-(
October 6, 2008