antarctic
1antarctic — ANTÁRCTIC, Ă, antarctici, ce, adj. Situat la Polul Sud sau în regiunea Polului Sud; care are caractere proprii acestei regiuni. – Din fr. antarctique, lat. antarcticus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 16.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 antárctic adj. (sil. mf.… …
2antarctic — [ant ärk′tik, antär′tik] adj. [ME antarik < OFr antartique < L antarcticus < Gr antarktikos, southern < anti , opposite + arktikos, ARCTIC] of or near the South Pole or the region around it the Antarctic the region including… …
3Antarctic — Ant*arc tic, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? bear. See {Arctic}.] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a… …
4antarctic — late 14c., antartyk opposite to the north pole (adj.), also (with capital A) region around the South pole (n.), from O.Fr. antartique, from M.L. antarcticus, from Gk. antarktikos opposite the north, from anti opposite (see ANTI (Cf. anti )) +… …
5Antarctic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the region surrounding the South Pole. ORIGIN Greek antarktikos opposite to the north …
6antarctic — /ant ahrk tik, ahr tik/, adj. 1. of, at, or near the South Pole. n. 2. the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica. [1325 75; < L antarcticus < Gk antarktikós (see ANT , ARCTIC); r. ME antartik ( < MF) < ML antarticus] * * * …
7antarctic — ant•arc•tic [[t]æntˈɑrk tɪk, ˈɑr tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) geo geg of, at, or near the South Pole 2) geo geg the Antarctic, the Antarctic Ocean and Antarctica • Etymology: 1325–75; (< MF) « L antarcticus < Gk antarktikós (see ant , arctic) …
8Antarctic — geographical name region including Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, and the surrounding ocean …
9Antarctic — adj. Antarctic is used with these nouns: ↑circle, ↑expedition, ↑explorer, ↑water …
10Antarctic — An|tarc|tic [ænˈta:ktık US a:r ] n the Antarctic the very cold most southern part of the world …