Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - arctic
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1. The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer. ...winter in the Arctic. ...Arctic ice. ? Antarctic N-PROPER: the N 2. If you describe a place or the weather as arctic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely cold. (INFORMAL) The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic. = freezing ADJ c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English artik, from Latin ~us, from Greek arktikos, from arktos bear, Ursa Major, north; akin to Latin ursus bear, Sanskrit ?k?a Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized of, or relating to, or suitable for use at the north pole or the region near it ~ waters ~ animals ~ clothing 2. a. bitter cold ; frigid ~ air b. cold in temper or mood an ~ smile • ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1867 a rubber overshoe reaching to the ankle or above ARCTIC geographical name the ~ Ocean and lands in it and adjacent to it ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. --n. 1 the Arctic regions. 2 (arctic) US a thick waterproof overshoe. Phrases and idioms Arctic Circle the parallel of latitude 66° 33' N, forming an imaginary line round this region. Etymology: ME f. OF artique f. L ar(c)ticus f. Gk arktikos f. arktos bear, Ursa Major ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. Арктика 2. Северный полярный круг 3. арктический, северный, полярный A. Circle —- Северный полярный круг A. Pole —- Северный полюс arctic smoke —- полярный туман 4. очень холодный; суровый, ледяной arctic weather —- ледяной холод, суровый мороз 5. холодный, неприветливый arctic welcome —- холодный прием arctic smile —- ледяная улыбка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Circle noun Северный полярный круг ARCTIC fox noun песец ARCTIC Ocean noun Северный Ледовитый океан ARCTIC Region noun Арктика ARCTIC 1. adj. 1) арктический, полярный, северный 2) холодный 2. noun 1) (the Arctic) Арктика 2) pl.; amer. теплые боты ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1400, 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," the Bear being a northerly constellation. The -c- was restored 1556. Arctic Circle (66 degrees 32 minutes north) is that inside which the Great Bear never sets. Arcturus, though in the constellation Bootes, was anciently associated with the Bear, and is Gk. for "guardian of the bear," from ouros "guardian." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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