subarctic

[ suhb-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik ]

/ sʌbˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk /

adjective

of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately south of the Arctic Circle; subpolar.

Origin of subarctic

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + arctic

Words nearby subarctic

subaquatic, subaqueous, subarachnoid, subarachnoid block, subarachnoid space, subarctic, subarcuate fossa, subarea, subarid, subassemble, subassembly

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Example sentences from the Web for subarctic

Killer whales may remain in arctic or subarctic waters until driven out by new forming ice in October and November.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood
This same broad conclusion is sustained also at the north, where the prairie dovetails, as it were, with the subarctic forest.
North America|Israel C. Russell
Trees are absent, except along the inland border, where the tundra merges with the subarctic forest.
North America|Israel C. Russell
The codfish (Gadus callarias) is a creature of little beauty but of great usefulness, swarming in all arctic and subarctic seas.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

For convenience we may designate this vast and but little known northern region as the Subarctic Forest plains.
North America|Israel C. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for subarctic

subarctic

/ (sʌbˈɑːktɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to latitudes immediately south of the Arctic Circle

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Scientific definitions for subarctic

subarctic

[ sŭb′-ärk′tĭk, -är′tĭk ]

Relating to the geographic area just south of the Arctic Circle. The subarctic region is the coldest part of the North Temperate Zone, characterized by warm but very brief summers, and bitterly cold winters. Little vegetation exists in this climate, as temperatures are extreme, ranging from below -30°C (-22°F) in the winter and as warm as 30°C (86°F) in the summer.

单词	subarctic
释义	subarctic [ suhb-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik ] / sʌbˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk / adjective of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately south of the Arctic Circle; subpolar. Origin of subarctic First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + arctic Words nearby subarctic subaquatic, subaqueous, subarachnoid, subarachnoid block, subarachnoid space, subarctic, subarcuate fossa, subarea, subarid, subassemble, subassembly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subarctic Killer whales may remain in arctic or subarctic waters until driven out by new forming ice in October and November. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic\|Stephen Leatherwood This same broad conclusion is sustained also at the north, where the prairie dovetails, as it were, with the subarctic forest. North America\|Israel C. Russell Trees are absent, except along the inland border, where the tundra merges with the subarctic forest. North America\|Israel C. Russell The codfish (Gadus callarias) is a creature of little beauty but of great usefulness, swarming in all arctic and subarctic seas. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg For convenience we may designate this vast and but little known northern region as the Subarctic Forest plains. North America\|Israel C. Russell British Dictionary definitions for subarctic subarctic / (sʌbˈɑːktɪk) / adjective of or relating to latitudes immediately south of the Arctic Circle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for subarctic subarctic [ sŭb′-ärk′tĭk, -är′tĭk ] Relating to the geographic area just south of the Arctic Circle. The subarctic region is the coldest part of the North Temperate Zone, characterized by warm but very brief summers, and bitterly cold winters. Little vegetation exists in this climate, as temperatures are extreme, ranging from below -30°C (-22°F) in the winter and as warm as 30°C (86°F) in the summer. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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