Antarctic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antarctic \Ant*arc"tic\, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F.
     antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; 'anti` + 'a`rktos
     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 circle, distant from the pole 23[deg]


     28[min]. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean,
     region, current, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antarctic
       adj 1: of or relating to Antarctica
       2: at or near the south pole [syn: {south-polar}]
       n : the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding
           waters [syn: {Antarctic Zone}, {South Frigid Zone}]