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   polar

   /ˈpəʊlə/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the North or South Pole: "the polar regions" Similar ArcticAntarcticcoldfrozenfreezingfrigidchillchillingicyicy-coldglacialgelidSiberianinformal:Balticrare:borealhyperboreancircumpolarbrumalboreanhyperboreal
   • ▪ (of an animal or plant) living in the north or south polar region: "most polar birds breed seasonally"
   • ▪ relating to the poles of a celestial body: "the polar radius of Jupiter is 66,550 km"
   • ▪ relating to a celestial pole.
   • ▪ relating to the poles of a sphere.
   • ▪ relating to the poles of a cell, organ, or part.
   • 2. having electrical or magnetic polarity.
   • ▪ (of a liquid, especially a solvent) consisting of molecules with a dipole moment.
   • ▪ (of a solid) ionic.
   • 3. directly opposite in character or tendency: "depression and its polar opposite, mania" Similar oppositeopposedopposingoppositionaldiametrically opposedextremecontrarycontradictoryantitheticalantagonisticconflictingcounterbalancingrare:antitypicalantonymousantipodalcontrariousdichotomousoppositive

   noun

   • 1. the straight line joining the two points at which tangents from a fixed point touch a conic section.
   • 2. a variable binary star which emits strongly polarized light, one component being a strongly magnetic white dwarf.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from medieval Latin polaris ‘heavenly’, from Latin polus ‘end of an axis’ (see pole2).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • English (US)

     noun [ C ] mathematics specialized us / ˈpoʊ.lɚ / uk /...

   • Polar Spanish Translation

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   • Non-Polar

     NON-POLAR definition: used to refer to a substance whose...

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   • Polar: Japanese Translation

     POLAR translate: （北極・南極の）極地の, 極（きょく）の. Learn more in the...

   • Polar: Arabic Translation

     POLAR translate: قُطْبي. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Relating to a pole, such as the pole of a magnet or one of the electrodes of an electrolytic cell. Relating to the North Pole or the South Pole of Earth, or analogous regions of another planet. Relating to a molecule or substance that has polar bonds. Discover More.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOLAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOLAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed. “extreme and indefensible polar positions” synonyms: diametric, diametrical, opposite.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › polarPolar - definition of polar by The Free Dictionary

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   Polar is an adjective that means related to the North or South Pole, or opposite in character or tendency. It can also describe a molecule with an uneven distribution of electrons, or a crystal with ionic bonds.