polar

English

/ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ)/, /ˈpoʊ̯lɚ/

adj
Definitions
  • Of or having a pole or polarity.
  • (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic Arctic or Antarctic Antarctic circles.
  • (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
  • (chemistry) Having a dipole; ionic.
  • (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
  • (linguistics) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.

Etymology

Derived from Latin polāris (polar).

Origin

Latin

polāris

Gloss

polar

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