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Meaning of 'polar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Polar [ a.]
- 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.
- Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed.
- Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coordinates.
2 . Polar [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'polar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . polar [ a]
Meaning (1):
- located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
Example in sentence:
  • a polar air mass;
  • Antarctica is the only polar continent;
  • polar diameter;
  • polar zone
Meaning (2):
- of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
Example in sentence:
  • polar regions
3 . polar [ s]
Meaning (3):
- extremely cold
Example in sentence:
  • a frigid day;
  • an arctic climate;
  • gelid waters of the North Atlantic;
  • glacial winds;
  • icy hands;
  • polar weather
Meaning (4):
- being of crucial importance
Example in sentence:
  • a pivotal event;
  • a polar principal;
  • Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions;
  • the polar events of this study
Meaning (5):
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
Example in sentence:
  • diametrical (or opposite) points of view;
  • extreme and indefensible polar positions;
  • in diametric contradiction to his claims;
  • opposite meanings

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry polaris

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