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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the regions to the 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: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the Arctic;
- Example: "the Arctic summer"
[syn: north-polar, Arctic]

2. extremely cold;
- Example: "an arctic climate"
- Example: "a frigid day"
- Example: "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
- Example: "glacial winds"
- Example: "icy hands"
- Example: "polar weather"
[syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arctic \Arc"tic\, n. 1. The arctic circle. [1913 Webster] 2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Arctic adj 1: of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer" [syn: north-polar, Arctic] 2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar] n 1: the regions to the 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: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Arctic 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)