ARCTIC

arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar

(adjective) extremely cold; “an arctic climate”; “a frigid day”; “gelid waters of the North Atlantic”; “glacial winds”; “icy hands”; “polar weather”

Arctic, north-polar

(adjective) of or relating to the Arctic; “the Arctic summer”

arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe

(noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone

(noun) the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

arctic (comparative more arctic, superlative most arctic)

Alternative letter-case form of Arctic

Noun

arctic (plural arctics)

Alternative letter-case form of Arctic

Anagrams

• -cratic, cratic

Etymology

Adjective

Arctic (not comparable)

(astronomy, now only in compounds) Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star. [from 14th c.]

(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.]

Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic. [from 16th c.]

Designed for use in very cold conditions. [from 19th c.]

Proper noun

Arctic

(obsolete) The north celestial pole. [15th-17th c.]

(geography) The region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.]

Noun

Arctic (plural Arctics)

(US, now chiefly, historical) A warm waterproof overshoe. [from 19th c.]

Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis. [from 20th c.]

Usage notes

• Like Antarctic, this word was originally pronounced without /k/, but the spelling pronunciation has become the more common one. The "c" was originally added to the spelling for etymological reasons, and its pronunciation returned thereafter.

Anagrams

• -cratic, cratic

Source: Wiktionary

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Arc"tic, a. Etym: [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L. arcticus, fr. Gr. ursus bear, Skr.

Definition: 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, 23º 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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