What does Arctic mean?

Definitions for Arctic
ˈɑrk tɪk or, esp. for 7 , ˈɑr tɪkarc·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zonenoun

    the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

  2. arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoeadjective

    a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

  3. north-polar, Arcticadjective

    of or relating to the Arctic

    "the Arctic summer"

  4. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polaradjective

    extremely cold

    "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

Wiktionary

  1. arcticadjective

    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.

  2. Arcticadjective

    Of or pertaining to the Arctic.

    The food was kept very fresh by the arctic temperature setting of the freezer.

  3. Arcticnoun

    A region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.

  4. Etymology: From artique (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from arcticus, from ἀρκτικός, from ἄρκτος.

Wikipedia

  1. Arctic

    The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost (permanently frozen underground ice) containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic.

ChatGPT

  1. arctic

    The Arctic refers to the Earth's northernmost region located around the North Pole. It includes parts of eight countries (Russia, Canada, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland), the Arctic Ocean, and other bodies of water. The region is characterized by extreme cold temperatures, unique ecosystems, distinctive animal species, ice-covered seas, and extensive periods of darkness and light. It is mostly uninhabited, with the native people primarily living in the Arctic region of North America and Eurasia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Arcticadjective

    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

  2. Arcticnoun

    the arctic circle

  3. Arcticnoun

    a warm waterproof overshoe

  4. Etymology: [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.]

Wikidata

  1. Arctic

    The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Denmark, Norway, the United States, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost. The area can be defined as north of the Arctic Circle, the approximate limit of the midnight sun and the polar night. Alternatively, it can be defined as the region where the average temperature for the warmest month is below 10 °C; the northernmost tree line roughly follows the isotherm at the boundary of this region. Socially and politically, the Arctic region includes the northern territories of the eight Arctic states, although by natural science definitions much of this territory is considered subarctic. The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. In recent years the extent of the sea ice has declined. Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice, zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Arctic

    ärk′tik, adj. relating to the constellation the Great Bear, or to the north, used figuratively to express extreme cold.—Arctic Circle, a circle drawn round the North Pole, at a distance of 23½ degrees. [O. Fr. artique—L. arcticus—Gr. arktikosarktos, a bear.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. arctic

    Northern, or lying under arktos, the Bear; an epithet given to the north polar regions comprised within the arctic circle, a lesser circle of the sphere, very nearly 23° 28′ distant from the north pole.

Editors Contribution

  1. arctic

    A known location on planet earth.

    The Arctic is a beautiful location on planet earth.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Arctic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Arctic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Arctic in a Sentence

  1. Viktor Nikiforov:

    People living in the Arctic must be prepared to face with a polar bear, however, the station staff have no weapons.

  2. Esko Mustamaki:

    We are getting inquiries from several countries who have Arctic regions, or companies from such countries.

  3. Valery Gerasimov:

    In 2015, the Defence Ministry will focus its efforts on increasing the combat capabilities of its units and increasing combat strength in accordance with the military development plans, special attention will be given to the groups in Crimea, the Kaliningrad region and the Arctic.

  4. Jason Furtado:

    We know from observations that the Arctic Amplification region is warming at a much faster rate than other parts of the globe( we call Arctic Amplification), the impact of Arctic Amplification is twofold. First, since Arctic Amplification is getting much warmer, when cold air outbreaks occur in North America and Europe/Asia, they aren't as cold as they were decades ago. The second effect( though currently debated in the science community) is that a warmer Arctic Amplification is also making the stratospheric polar vortex weaker on the average.

  5. Nathan Kurtz:

    The big concern for United States Arctic Research Commission sea ice is that it's been disappearing over the last several decades its predicted to potentially disappear in 20 to 30 years, in the fall, what used to be Artic ice cover year-round is now just going to be seasonal ice cover.

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