Definition of arctic Arctic

/ɑˈɹktɪk/ - [arktik] - Arc•tic

We found 16 definitions of arctic from 8 different sources.

What does arctic mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: arctics
arctic - the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
		Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone
arctic - a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
		galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe
Adjective arctic, arcticcer, arcticcest
arctic - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
		frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
		cold lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
arctic - of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer"
		north-polar, Arctic
		polar having a pair of equal and opposite charges

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Wiktionary

arctic (Noun)
A warm waterproof overshoe.
arctic (Adjective)
Being extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

arctic (a.)
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.
arctic (n.)
The arctic circle.
arctic (n.)
A warm waterproof overshoe.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

arctic
Being extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.
arctic
A region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.
arctic
Of, relating to, or located at or near the North Pole.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

arctic
ärk′tik, adj. relating to the constellation the Great Bear, or to the north, used figuratively to express extreme cold.—Arctic Circle, a circle drawn round the North Pole, at a distance of 23½ degrees. [O. Fr. artique—L. arcticus—Gr. arktikos—arktos, a bear.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

arctic
Northern, or lying under arktos, the Bear; an epithet given to the north polar regions comprised within the arctic circle, a lesser circle of the sphere, very nearly 23° 28′ distant from the north pole.

Wikipedia

The Arctic is the area around the Earth's North Pole. The Arctic includes parts of Russia, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Lapland and Svalbard as well as the Arctic Ocean. It is technically an ocean, but it is always frozen, so it is solid ice.

During summer, the Sun never sets in the Arctic. This is because during summer there, the North Pole points toward the Sun. So, sometimes people call it the Land of the Midnight Sun.

The word comes from the Greek word "αρκτος", meaning "bear". The North Pole aims at the stars called the Great Bear and the Little Bear. This is why it is called the Arctic.

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arctic, noun, singular of arctics.
arctic, adjective.

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