English Explanatory Dictionary

antarctic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of Antarctic.
adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
  2. Opposite, contradictory.
  3. Southern.
name
  1. A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.

Pronunciation

/ænˈtɑːktɪk/ En-us-antarctic.oga /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Antarctic.wav

Word forms

antarctic more antarctic most antarctic

Etymology

From Middle English antartik, antartyk, from Middle French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, anti- + Arctic.

Related words

Antarctica

Derived words

Antarctic 10 Antarctic Circle Antarctic cod Antarctic Convergence Antarctic English Antarctic Ocean Antarctic petrel Antarctic toothfish Antarctic wolf British Antarctic Territory
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