Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Arctic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arctic \Arc"tic\, n.
1. The arctic circle.
2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arctic \Arc"tic\, a. [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L.
arcticus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a bear, also a northern
constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. ?ksha.]
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, 23[deg] 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Arctic
adj 1: at or near the north pole [syn: {north-polar}, {Arctic}]
2: of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"
3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm
freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North
Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
[syn: {freezing}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial}, {icy}, {polar}]
n 1: the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North
Pole [syn: {Arctic}, {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid Zone}]
2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[syn: {galosh}, {golosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]
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