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“antarctic”
Antarctic, antarctic
1. The region around the South Pole; such as, Antarctica and the surrounding waters.
2. As antarctic, found in, coming from, or associated with this region.
2. As antarctic, found in, coming from, or associated with this region.
Most compound entries using this term may be spelled either Antarctic or antarctic.
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antarctic air
An air mass that develops its characteristics over the antarctic region.
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arcto-, arct- +
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antarctic anticyclone, antarctic high
A glacial anticyclone believed to overlie Antarctica.
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Antarctic bottom water
A cold, saline water mass that sinks below the 12,000-foot level in the South Atlantic and flows north from the Antarctic land mass, sometimes reaching latitudes of 45 degrees north; characterized by temperatures around minus four degrees centigrade and salinity of about 34.66 parts per thousand.
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The world's largest ocean current which circles the globe and feeds cold water into the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.