5 definitions found
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) 2.0 [wn]:
Arctic
adj 1: at or near the north pole [syn: {north-polar}]
2: of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"
3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy
hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial},
{icy}, {polar}]
n 1: the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North
Pole [syn: {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid Zone}]
2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[syn: {galosh}, {golosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Arctic
<language, music> A {real-time} {functional language}, used
for music synthesis.
["Arctic: A Functional Language for Real-Time Control",
R.B. Dannenberg, Conf Record 1984 ACM Symp on LISP and
Functional Prog, ACM].
(1995-01-16)
From eng-fra [engfra]:
Arctic
[ɑːktik]
arctique