antarctic circle
/æntˈɑɹktɪkˌsɝkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.52 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æntˈɑɹktɪkˌsɝkəl/
Inflected Forms
the Antarctic Circle (canonical)