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Meaning
Adj
●
Alternative letter-case form of Arctic
●
In Astronomy:
Pertaining to the
celestial
north pole
, or to the
pole
star.
●
In Geography:
Pertaining to the
northern
polar
region
of the
planet
,
characterised
by
extreme
cold
and an
icy
landscape.
●
Extremely
cold
,
snowy
, or having other
properties
of
extreme
winter
associated with the Arctic.
●
Designed for use in very
cold
conditions.
Noun
●
Alternative letter-case form of Arctic
●
In American English & Temperature:
A
warm
waterproof
overshoe.
●
In Satyrine butterflies:
Any of various
butterflies
of the
genus
Oeneis.
Name
●
The
north
celestial
pole.
●
The
region
of the Earth above the Arctic Circle,
containing
the North Pole.
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Origin
arctic
English
artique
French
ἀρκτικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἄρκτος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
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Related
Permafrost
Tundra
Glacier
Desert
Oceans
Wilderness
Rainforest
Boreal
Ice
Snow
Alps
Greenland
Sea
Earth
Ocean
Region
Glaciers
Cryosphere
Atlantic
Taiga
Continent
Mountains
Icecap
Forest
Coastal
Alpine
Winter
Planet
Seas
Oceanic
Country
Seabed
Biosphere
Island
Mediterranean
Pacific
World
Lowlands
Highlands
Alaskan
North Sea
North Atlantic
Ice Cap
Northern Hemisphere
Ice Sheet
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Sea Ice
Abyssal Plain
Indian Ocean
South Pole
Ice Sheets
East Coast
Atlantic Ocean
Amazon Rainforest
Gulf Of Mexico
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