Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Arctic \Arc"tic\, n.
   1. The arctic circle.

   2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]

Arctic \Arc"tic\, a. [OE. artik, OF. artique, F. arctique, L.
   arcticus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a bear, also a northern
   constellation so called; akin to L. ursus bear, Skr. ?ksha.]
   Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation
   called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole,
   circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night,
   temperature.

   Note: The arctic circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the
         equator, 23[deg] 28' from the north pole. This and the
         antarctic circle are called the polar circles, and
         between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See
         {Zone}.

Source : WordNet®

Arctic
     adj 1: at or near the north pole [syn: {north-polar}]
     2: of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"
     3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate";  "a frigid day"; "gelid
        waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy
        hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial},
         {icy}, {polar}]

Arctic
     n 1: the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North
          Pole [syn: {Arctic Zone}, {North Frigid Zone}]
     2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
        [syn: {galosh}, {golosh}, {rubber}, {gumshoe}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Arctic
     
         A {real-time} {functional language}, used
        for music synthesis.
     
        ["Arctic: A Functional Language for Real-Time Control",
        R.B. Dannenberg, Conf Record 1984 ACM Symp on LISP and
        Functional Prog, ACM].
     
        (1995-01-16)