|
|
Definition of Antarctic
1. Noun. The region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters.
Generic synonyms: Frigid Zone, Polar Region, Polar Zone
Terms within: Antarctic Continent, Antarctica, Antarctic Ocean
2. Adjective. At or near the south pole.
Definition of Antarctic
1. a. 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 23° 28&min;. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
Definition of Antarctic
1. Adjective. (obsolete) southern Southern. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions. ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) opposite Opposite, contradictory. ¹
4. Proper noun. One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions. ¹
5. Adjective. (alternative spelling of Antarctic) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antarctic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antarctic
Literary usage of Antarctic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Quarterly Review by George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Baron Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, Sir William Smith (1906)
"RECENT Antarctic EXPLORATION. 1. The Voyage of the 'Discovery' By Captain Sober
Scott, RN Two vols. London : Smith, Elder, MR 2. Zum Kontinent des Eisigen ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"128t; Considerations respecting Routes for an Antarctic Expedition, XVIII.
13 * ; Promotion of further discovery in Arctic and Antarctic. X. 124 t Mill. ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"The Problem of Antarctic Exploration. By HENRYK ARCTOWSKI. The question of
Antarctic exploration is now before the scientific world ..."
4. Probability of Sea Level Rise by James G. Titus, Vijay K. Narayanan (1998)
"Antarctic Air Temperatures. The draft report assumed that, ... We also considered
the correlation between winter and summer Antarctic warming. ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The other great glacial feature of the Antarctic area was ' the ice Barrier' which
... It probably abutted upon land, possibly upon an Antarctic continent. ..."
Other Resources:
Maltese