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circumpolar - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'circumpolar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Circumpolar [ a.]
- About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

Meaning of 'circumpolar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . circumpolar [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
Example in sentence:
  • a circumpolar star