Antarctic
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Antarctic
First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikós; replacing Middle English antartik or directly from Middle French, from Medieval Latin antarticus; see ant-, Arctic
Example Sentences
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El Niño is an awe-inspiringly complicated network of relationships across air and ocean, tying snowfall in Chile with drought in Papua New Guinea and connecting floods in Texas with Antarctic sea ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Every Antarctic mission demands absolute precision, but winter operations raise the complexity significantly," he said "The conditions we encountered were right on the edge of even the most specialised aircraft capability."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Scientists say the next 30 to 50 years could offer a crucial opportunity to forecast Antarctic ice loss and prepare for the sea level rise it may cause.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future is a Monash-led research and workforce development program that forms a central part of the Australian Antarctic Program.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Only twenty miles long and thirteen miles wide, it lies at the farthest tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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