English-Thai Dictionary

Antarctica

N บริเวณ ขั้วโลกใต้  bo-ri-wen-khua-lok-tai

 

antarctic

ADJ ที่ ใกล้ กับ บริเวณ ขั้วโลกใต้  ti-klai-kab-bo-ri-wen-khua-lok-tai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTARCTIC

a.[Gr. against, and the bear, a northern constellation. ] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a lesser circle, distant from the pole 23 degrees 28 '. Thus we say the antarctic pole, antarctic circle, or antarctic region.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANTARCTIC

Ant *arc "tic, a. Etym: [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. Arctic. ]

 

Defn: Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23º 28min. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Antarctic

Ant arc tic |antˈär (k )tik ænˈ (t )ɑrktɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to the south polar region or Antarctica. • Botany of, relating to, or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean. ▶noun (the Antarctic ) the Antarctic region. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos ‘opposite to the north, ’ from ant- ‘against ’ + arktikos (see Arctic ).

 

Antarctica

Ant arc ti ca |antˈärktikə, -ˈärtikə ænˈtɑrktəkə | a continent around the South Pole, situated mainly within the Antarctic Circle and almost entirely covered by ice sheets. Its exploitation is governed by an international treaty of 1959, which was renewed in 1991.

 

Antarctic Circle

Ant arc tic Cir cle the parallel of latitude 66 ° 33ʹ south of the equator. It marks the southernmost point at which the sun is visible on the southern winter solstice and the northernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the southern summer solstice.

 

Antarctic Convergence

Ant arc tic Con ver gence the zone of the Antarctic Ocean where the cold, nutrient-laden Antarctic surface water sinks beneath the warmer waters to the north.

 

Antarctic Ocean

Ant arc tic O cean another name (esp. formerly ) for Southern Ocean.

 

Antarctic Peninsula

Ant arc tic Pen in su la a mountainous peninsula of Antarctica between the Bellingshausen and Weddell seas that extends northward toward Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Antarctic

Ant |arc ¦tic |anˈtɑːktɪk | ▶adjective relating to the south polar region or Antarctica. • Botany relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean. ▶noun (the Antarctic ) the Antarctic region. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos ‘opposite to the north ’, from ant- ‘against ’ + arktikos (see Arctic ).

 

Antarctica

Ant |arc ¦tica |antˈɑːktɪkə | a continent round the South Pole, situated mainly within the Antarctic Circle and almost entirely covered by ice sheets.

 

Antarctic Circle

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

 

Antarctic Convergence

Ant |arc ¦tic Convergence the zone of the Antarctic Ocean where the cold, nutrient-laden Antarctic surface water sinks beneath the warmer waters to the north.

 

Antarctic Ocean

Ant |arc ¦tic Ocean the sea surrounding Antarctica, consisting of parts of the South Atlantic, the South Pacific, and the southern Indian Ocean. Also called Southern Ocean.

 

Antarctic Peninsula

Ant |arc ¦tic Peninsula a mountainous peninsula of Antarctica between the Bellingshausen Sea and the Weddell Sea, extending northwards towards Cape Horn and the Falkland Islands.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Antarctic

Ant arc tic /æn (t )ɑ́ː r ktɪk |æntɑ́ːk -/ (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖ant (反対 )arctic (北極の )〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗南極 (地方 [地帯 ])の .名詞 〖通例the ～〗南極地方 .～̀ C í rcle 〖the ～〗南極圏 〘南緯66度33分の緯線; →zone 〙.～̀ C ó ntinent 〖the ～〗南極大陸 .～̀ Ó cean 〖the ～〗南極海, 南氷洋 .～̀ Z ó ne 〖the ～〗南極帯 〘南極圏から南の地帯 〙.

 

Antarctica

Ant arc ti ca /æntɑ́ː r ktɪkə /名詞 南極大陸 .