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    polar
    /ˈpəʊlə/

    adjective

    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.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › polarPolar Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of POLAR is of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it. How to use polar in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOLAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    POLAR definition: 1. relating to the North or South Pole or the areas around them: 2. Polar opposites are complete…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › polarPOLAR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

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

    noun [ C ] mathematics specialized us / ˈpoʊ.lɚ / uk / ˈpəʊ.lə r/. a straight line at an angle of 90 degrees to another line that passes through the center of a circle and another given point: Given a circle c with center O and a point P, there is a special line called the polar of P.

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

    Polar is used to describe things which are completely opposite in character, quality, or type.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpolar adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of polar adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › polarPolar - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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

    1. a. Of or relating to a pole. b. Measured from or referred to a pole: polar distance; polar diameter. 2. Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole. 3. a. Passing over a planet's north and south poles: a polar orbit. b. Traveling in an orbit that passes over a planet's north and south poles. 4.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOLAR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    relating to the North or South Pole. (Definition of polar from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of polar. in Chinese (Traditional) 地方, 兩極的, 近兩極的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 地方, 两极的, 近两极的… See more. in Spanish. polar, polar [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more. in Portuguese. polar… See more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › polarPolar Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Polar definition: Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole.