arctic
adjEtymology
From Middle English artik, artyk (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate with Latin ursus.
Definitions
Alternative letter-case form of Arctic.
Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and…
Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
- What neede the artick people loue star-light, To whom the sunne shines both by day and night.
- […] on th’ other side Incenc’t with indignation Satan stood Unterrifi’d, and like a Comet burn’d, That fires the length of Ophiucus huge In th’ Artick Sky, and from his horrid hair Shakes Pestilence and Warr.
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Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the…
Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.
- ‘Could you close that window, please!’ Strickland called, dialling again. ‘It's bloody arctic down this end.’
Designed for use in very cold conditions.
The north celestial pole.
A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle,…
A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.
- I’ve visited the world from arctic to ecliptic, as a surgeon does a hospital, and find all men sick of some distemper […]
A warm waterproof overshoe.
Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at arctic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at arctic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at arctic
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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