Etymology: (1350–1400; ME artik < MF artique < L arcticus < Gk arktikós northern, lit., of the Bear =árkt(os) bear (see Ursa Major ) +-ikos -ic)
Definition of 'arctic'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone the regions to the north of the ArcticCircle centered on the NorthPole
3. (adj)north-polar, Arctic of or relating to the Arctic "the Arctic summer"
4. (adj)arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar extremely cold "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
Definition of 'arctic'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)arctic pertaining to, or situated under, the northernconstellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature