English Explanatory Dictionary

arctic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
  2. Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
  3. Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.
  4. Designed for use in very cold conditions.
name
  1. The north celestial pole.
  2. A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.
noun
  1. A warm waterproof overshoe.
  2. Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-arctic.wav /ˈɑː(k)tɪk/ /ˈɑɹ(k)tɪk/ en-us-Arctic.ogg

Word forms

arctic arctics

Etymology

From Middle English artik, artyk (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate with Latin ursus.

Derived words

Arctic Archipelago arctic grayling arctic red jellyfish arctic willow hemiarctic hypoarctic superarctic Arctic blue Arctic blues Arctic Bridge Arctic char Arctic Circle Arctic cod Arctic conditions Arctic dog disease Arctic fox Arctic ground squirrel Arctic hare Arctic haze Arctic lamprey Arctic loon Arctic Ocean Arctic Sea Arctic skua Arctic tern Arctic warbler Arctic wolf spider Northwest Arctic Borough subarctic
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