arctic

  • 21Arctic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. n. 1 the Arctic regions. 2 (arctic) US a thick waterproof overshoe. Phrases and idioms: Arctic Circle the parallel of latitude 66° 33 N, forming an… …

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  • 22arctic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. n. 1 the Arctic regions. 2 (arctic) US a thick waterproof overshoe. Phrases and idioms: Arctic Circle the parallel of latitude 66° 33 N, forming an… …

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  • 23arctic — adj. [Gr. arktos, bear] 1. Pertaining to the region of the North Pole within the Arctic Circle. 2. Pertaining to the high latitude regions, that may or may not be inside the geographical Arctic Circle, from which tree growth is normally absent,… …

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  • 24Arctic — 1. noun /ˈɑːktɪk,ˈɑːtɪk,ˈɑɻktɪk,ˈɑɻtɪk/ A region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. 2. adjective /ˈɑːktɪk,ˈɑːtɪk,ˈɑɻktɪk,ˈɑɻtɪk/ Of or pertaining to the Arctic …

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  • 25arctic — adjective /ˈɑːk.tɪk,ˈɑɹk.tɪk/ Being extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic. The food was kept very fresh by the arctic temperature setting of the freezer …

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  • 26Arctic — Arc|tic [ arktık ] adjective relating to the Arctic: the Arctic landscape …

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  • 27arctic — [14] Etymologically, the Arctic is the region of the ‘bear’. Nothing to do with polar bears, though. The characteristic constellations of the northern hemisphere are the ‘Little Bear’ (Latin Ursa Minor), which contains the northern celestial pole …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 28Arctic — UK [ˈɑː(r)ktɪk] / US [ˈɑrktɪk] adjective relating to the Arctic the Arctic landscape …

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  • 29arctic — [14] Etymologically, the Arctic is the region of the ‘bear’. Nothing to do with polar bears, though. The characteristic constellations of the northern hemisphere are the ‘Little Bear’ (Latin Ursa Minor), which contains the northern celestial pole …

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  • 30Arctic — geographical name the Arctic Ocean and lands in it and adjacent to it …

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