frigid zone

2 definitions found

frigid zone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]