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frigid zone
(encz) | Frigid Zone, |
Frigid zone
(gcide) | Frigid \Frig"id\, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob.
akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or perh. to ? cold. Cf. Frill.]
1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a
frigid climate.
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2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.;
unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated;
stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid
style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or
service.
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3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the
generative power; impotent. --Johnson.
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Frigid zone, that part of the earth which lies between
either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23? 28? from
the pole. See the Note under Arctic.
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frigid zone
(wn) | Frigid Zone
n 1: the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole;
characterized by frigid climate [syn: Frigid Zone, {polar
zone}, polar region] |
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Frigid zone
(gcide) | Frigid \Frig"id\, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob.
akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or perh. to ? cold. Cf. Frill.]
1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a
frigid climate.
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2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.;
unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated;
stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid
style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or
service.
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3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the
generative power; impotent. --Johnson.
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Frigid zone, that part of the earth which lies between
either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23? 28? from
the pole. See the Note under Arctic.
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north frigid zone
(wn) | North Frigid Zone
n 1: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on
the North Pole [syn: Arctic, Arctic Zone, {North Frigid
Zone}] |
south frigid zone
(wn) | South Frigid Zone
n 1: the region around the south pole: Antarctica and
surrounding waters [syn: Antarctic, Antarctic Zone,
South Frigid Zone] |
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