English-Thai Dictionary

arctic

ADJ ที่อยู่ ใกล้ บริเวณ ขั้วโลกเหนือ  polar in the Arctic Circle ti-yu-klai-bo-ri-wen-khua-lok-nuea

 

arctic

ADJ หนาว จัด  หนาว มาก  frigid frozen nao-jat

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARCTIC

a.[Gr. a bear, and a northern constellation so called. ] Northern; pertaining to the northern constellation, called the bear; as, the arctic pole, circle, region or sea.
The arctic circle is a lesser circle parallel to the equator, 23 degrees 28 ' from the north pole. this, and the antarctic circle, are called the polar circles, and within these lie the frigid zones.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARCTIC

Arc "tic, a. Etym: [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L. arcticus,fr. Gr. ursus bear, Skr.

 

Defn: 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, 23º 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.

 

ARCTIC

ARCTIC Arc "tic, n.

 

1. The arctic circle.

 

2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Arctic

Arc tic |ˈärktik, ˈärtik ˈɑrktɪk | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to the regions around the North Pole: an Arctic explorer. • (of animals or plants ) living or growing in such regions. 2 ( arctic ) informal (of weather conditions ) very cold. ▶noun 1 (the Arctic ) the regions around the North Pole. 2 ( arctics |ˈärtiks |) thick waterproof overshoes extending to the ankle or above. 3 ( arctic ) a drab-colored hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World. [Genus Oenis, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, North Star. ’

 

Arctic Archipelago

Arc tic Ar chi pel a go the name for all of the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle. Sparsely populated, they have varied mineral resources and wildlife. Baffin Island is the largest of the group.

 

Arctic char

Arc tic char ▶noun see char 4.

 

Arctic Circle

Arc tic Cir cle |ˈɑrktɪk ˌsərkəl | the parallel of latitude 66 ° 33ʹ north of the equator. It marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice.

 

Arctic fox

Arc tic fox ▶noun a fox with a thick coat that turns white in winter, found on the tundra of North America and Eurasia. [Alopex lagopus, family Canidae. ]

 

Arctic hare

Arc tic hare ▶noun a hare whose coat turns white in winter, found in the arctic areas of North America. [Lepus arcticus, family Leporidae. ]

 

Arctic Ocean

Arc tic O cean |ɑːrktɪkˈoʊʃn | a sea that surrounds the North Pole and lies within the Arctic Circle. Much of the sea is covered with pack ice throughout the year.

 

Arctic tern

Arc tic tern |ˈɑrktɪk tərn | ▶noun a red-billed tern that breeds in the Arctic and adjacent areas, migrating to Antarctic regions for the winter. [Sterna paradisaea, family Sternidae. ]

 

Arctic willow

Arc tic wil low (also arctic willow ) ▶noun a shrub, Salix arctica, found in the Canadian tundra.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Arctic

Arc ¦tic |ˈɑːktɪk | ▶adjective 1 relating to the regions around the North Pole: an Arctic explorer. • (of animals or plants ) living or growing in the region around the North Pole. 2 ( arctic ) informal (of weather conditions ) very cold. ▶noun 1 (the Arctic ) the regions around the North Pole. 2 N. Amer. a thick waterproof overshoe extending to the ankle or above. 3 ( arctic ) a drab-coloured hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World. ●Genus Oenis, subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star ’.

 

Arctic Archipelago

Arc tic Ar chi pel a go the name for all of the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle. Sparsely populated, they have varied mineral resources and wildlife. Baffin Island is the largest of the group.

 

Arctic charr

Arc ¦tic charr ▶noun see charr.

 

Arctic Circle

Arc ¦tic Circle the parallel of latitude 66 ° 33ʹ north of the equator. It marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice.

 

Arctic fox

Arc ¦tic fox ▶noun a small fox with a thick coat that turns white in winter, found on the tundra of North America and Eurasia. ●Alopex lagopus, family Canidae.

 

Arctic hare

Arc ¦tic hare ▶noun a hare whose coat turns white in winter, found in the arctic areas of North America. ●Lepus arcticus, family Leporidae; sometimes treated as the same species as the mountain hare of Eurasia.

 

Arctic Ocean

Arc ¦tic Ocean |ɑːktɪkˈəʊʃn | the sea that surrounds the North Pole, lying within the Arctic Circle. Much of the sea is covered with pack ice throughout the year.

 

Arctic tern

Arc ¦tic tern ▶noun a red-billed tern which breeds in the Arctic and adjacent areas, migrating to Antarctic regions to overwinter. ●Sterna paradisaea, family Sternidae.

 

Arctic willow

Arc ¦tic wil ¦low ▶noun a shrub, Salix arctica, found in the Canadian tundra.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

arctic

arctic adjective 1 (Arctic ) Arctic waters: polar, far northern, boreal; literary hyperborean. 2 arctic weather conditions: (bitterly ) cold, wintry, freezing, frozen, icy, glacial, hypothermic, gelid, subzero, polar, Siberian, bone-chilling. ANTONYMS Antarctic, tropical. ▶noun (the Arctic ) a research station in the Arctic: far north, High Arctic, North Pole, Arctic Circle, North of Sixty. ANTONYMS Antarctic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

arctic

arctic adjective 1 (Arctic ) iceberg movement in Arctic waters: polar; far northern, northern, northerly; rare boreal, hyperborean. ANTONYMS Antarctic. 2 February brought arctic conditions: (bitterly ) cold, intensely cold, frosty, wintry; freezing, frigid, frozen, icy, ice-cold, glacial, sub-zero, polar, Siberian; bitter, biting, piercing, cutting, raw, extreme; rare gelid, brumal, rimy, algid. ANTONYMS tropical. ▶noun (the Arctic ) the far north, the North Pole, the Arctic circle. ANTONYMS the Antarctic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Arctic

Arc tic /ɑ́ː r ktɪk /形容詞 1 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で; 時にa -〗北極の , 北極地方の (↔Antarctic ).2 ｟くだけて ｠〖a- 〗〈場所 天候などが 〉凍えそうな, やけに寒い; 〈衣類などが 〉極寒用の .名詞 1 〖the ～〗北極地方 .2 C ｟米 ｠〖通例arctics 〗防寒防水オーバーシューズ .～̀ C í rcle 〖the ～〗北極圏 〘北緯66 ゜33 ′の線; →zone 〙.～̀ Ó cean 〖the ～〗北極海 .～̀ Z ó ne 〖the ～〗北極帯 〘北極圏と北極までの間の区域 〙.