Arctic

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• Arctic — ist der Name einer polnischen Mineralwassermarke, siehe Arctic (Mineralwasser) Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Arctic (New York) Arctic (Rhode Island) Arctic Springs (Indiana) Schiffe: MV Arctic SS Arctic USS Arctic eines ehemaligen Schleppers… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• arctic — ÁRCTIC, Ă, arctici, ce, adj. Care este situat în regiunea Polului Nord; care are caractere proprii acestei regiuni. – Din fr. arctique, lat. arcticus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 16.10.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  ÁRCTIC adj. nordic, (astăzi rar) boreal,… …   Dicționar Român

• 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• arctic — [ärk′tik, är′tik] adj. [ME artik < OFr artique < L arcticus < Gr arktikos, lit., of the (constellation of the) Bear (Gr arktos), northern, arctic] 1. of, characteristic of, or near the North Pole or the region around it 2. very cold;… …   English World dictionary

• Arctic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the regions around the North Pole. 2) living or growing in such regions. 3) (arctic) informal (of weather) very cold. ► NOUN (the Arctic) ▪ the regions around the North Pole. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• 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

• Arctic — Current flowing south from Baffin Bay and Greenland to cool the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland and most of New England; Arctic Ocean washing the north coast of Asia, Europe, and North America including Alaska and Canada …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Arctic — (adj.) late 14c., artik, from O.Fr. artique, from M.L. articus, from L. arcticus, from Gk. arktikos of the north, lit. of the (constellation) Bear, from arktos bear; Ursa Major; the region of the north, the Bear being a northerly constellation.… …   Etymology dictionary

• arctic — frigid, freezing, frosty, icy, gelid, glacial , *cold, chilly, cool Antonyms: torrid …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• arctic — [adj] very cold chill, chilly, cool, freezing, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, icy, nippy, polar; concept 605 Ant. tropic …   New thesaurus

• Arctic — For the ships, see MV Arctic, SS Arctic, USS Arctic. For other uses, see Arctic (disambiguation) Location of the Arctic …   Wikipedia