Definitions for Polar
ˈpoʊ lərpo·lar

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. polaradjective

   having a pair of equal and opposite charges

2. diametric, diametrical, opposite, polaradjective

   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. polaradjective

   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. polaradjective

   of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles

   "polar regions"

5. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polaradjective

   extremely cold

   "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

6. pivotal, polaradjective

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. polaradjective

   of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole)

2. polaradjective

   of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles

3. polaradjective

   having a dipole; ionic

4. polaradjective

   of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle

5. polaradjective

   Having but two possible answers, yes and no.

6. Etymology: From polāris

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polaradjective

   Found near the pole; lying near the pole; issuing from the pole.

   Etymology: polaire, Fr. from pole.

   As when two polar winds, blowing adverse
   Upon the Cronian sea, together drive
   Mountains of ice. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

   I doubt
   If any suffer on the polar coast,
   The rage of Arctos, and eternal frost. Matthew Prior.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polaradjective

   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. Polaradjective

   of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed

3. Polaradjective

   pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coordinates

4. Polarnoun

   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

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. polaire. See Pole of the earth.]

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1. Polar

   Polar, or K, is Kjetil Dale Sagstad, a Norwegian electronic music artist. He is originally from Meland in Norway, and grew up with his former musical partner Teebee. Together he started Subtitles Recordings, which Teebee now runs by himself. He currently lives in Bergen. Labels: Certificate 18, Subtitles Recordings, Breakbeat Science, Levitated, Moving Shadow, R&S Records, Beatservice, Rugged Vinyl, Warm Communications, Fenetik, FAT! Records, Metaformal

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polar

   pō′lar, adj. pertaining to, or situated near, either of the poles: pertaining to the magnetic poles: having a common meeting-point.—n. (geom.) the line joining the points of contact, of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.—ns.pl. Pōlar-co-or′dinates, co-ordinates defining a point by means of a radius vector and the angle which it makes with a fixed line through the origin; Pō′lar-for′ces, forces that act in pairs and in different directions, as in magnetism.—n. Polarim′eter, the polariscope.—adj. Polarī′sable, capable of polarisation.—ns. Polarisā′tion (opt.), a particular modification of rays of light, by the action of certain media or surfaces, so that they cannot be reflected or refracted again in certain directions: state of having polarity; Polar′iscope, an instrument for polarising light, and analysing its properties.—v.t. Pō′larise, to give polarity to.—ns. Pō′lariser, that which polarises or gives polarity to; Polar′ity, state of having two opposite poles: a condition in certain bodies according to which their properties arrange themselves so as to have opposite powers in opposite directions, as in a magnet with its two poles.—Polar bear, a large white bear found in the Arctic regions; Polar circle, a parallel of latitude encircling each of the poles at a distance of 23° 28′ from the pole—the north polar being called the arctic, the south the antarctic, circle; Polar lights, the aurora borealis or australis. [L. polaris—polus, a pole.]

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1. Polar

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Anagrams for Polar »

1. parol

2. proal

3. poral

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polar in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Polar in a Sentence

1. Ian Crawford:

   If you're just interested in platinum group elements, you would probably go and mine the asteroids, on the other hand, if going to the moon for scavenging polar volatiles, rare earth elements … then the impact sites of crashed asteroids could offer an added bonus.

2. Myles Allen:

   A problem is that every climate documentary starts with an image of a polar bear, which send the message that climate change happens in the Arctic, on the other side of the world, but these events show that's not true.

3. Confucius:

   He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

4. Scientific American:

   Normally, this polar body shrivels up and disappears. In the case of the Komodos, though, polar bodies evidently acted as sperm and turned ova into embryos.

5. Dante Scala:

   It's one of the most interesting counties that no one ever talks about in New Hampshire because it's got this mix of polar opposites, very strong liberal Democrats and Tea Party Republicans. It should be a place where Donald Trump does well if he's going to do well anywhere, in working class mill cities like say Rochester and Somersworth.

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