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1. (adj.) polar
of or pertaining to the North or South Pole.
2. polar
of or pertaining to any pole, as of a sphere, a magnet, or an electric cell.
3. polar
opposite in character or action.
4. polar
capable of ionizing, as NaCl, HCl, or NaOH; electrolytic.
5. polar
central; pivotal.
6. polar
analogous to the polestar as a guide; guiding:
a polar precept.
Etymology: (1545–55; < ML)
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1. (adj) polar
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
2. (adj) diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
"in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
3. (adj) polar
located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
"polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"
4. (adj) polar
of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
"polar regions"
5. (adj) arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
extremely cold
"an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
6. (adj) pivotal, polar
being of crucial importance
"a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
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1. (adjective) polar
relating to the North or South Pole
polar research
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1. (adj) polar
of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds
2. (adj) polar
of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed
3. (adj) polar
pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coordinates
4. (noun) polar
the right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curve so that the two tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar planes to surfaces of the second degree
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Sense: of the earth's North or South Pole or the region around it
the polar ice-cap; the polar region.
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 Afrikaans: poolagtig |
 Arabic: قُطْبي |
 Bulgarian: полярен |
 Brazilian: polar |
 Czech: polární |
 German: polar |
 Danish: polar- |
 Greek: πολικός |
 Spanish: polar |
 Estonian: polaar- |
 Farsi: قطبی |
 Finnish: napaseudun |
 French: polaire |
 Hebrew: שֶׁל הַקוֹטֶב |
 Hindi: ध्रुवीय |
 Croatian: polarni, suprotan |
 Hungarian: sarki |
 Indonesian: kutub |
 Icelandic: heimskauts-, pól- |
 Italian: polare |
 Japanese: 極の |
 Korean: 북극(남극)의 |
 Lithuanian: poliarinis, ašigalio |
 Latvian: polārs; pola- |
 Malay: kutub |
 Dutch: pool- |
 Norwegian: polar-, pol- |
 Polish: polarny, podbiegunowy |
 Persian: قطبی |
 Pashto: قطبى |
 Portuguese: polar |
 Romanian: polar |
 Russian: полярный; полюсный |
 Slovak: polárny |
 Slovenian: polaren |
 Serbian: polarni |
 Swedish: polar, pol- |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับขั้วโลก |
 Turkish: kutba ait |
 Taiwanese: 北極的，南極的，地極的 |
 Ukrainian: полюсний, полярний |
 Urdu: قطبي |
 Vietnamese: thuộc địa cực |
 Chinese: 北极的，南极的，地极的 |
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