[ˈɑːktɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the regions around the North Pole
(e.g: an Arctic explorer)

- (of weather conditions) very cold
(e.g: February brought arctic conditions)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’

[ˈɑːktɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the regions around the North Pole

- a thick waterproof overshoe extending to the ankle or above

- a drab-coloured hairy butterfly of the arctic and subarctic regions of the New World


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’