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polar
/ˈpoʊlɚ/
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What does polar mean?
adjective
- Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
- Having a dipole; ionic.
More meanings (4)
adjective
- Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- Of or relating to a pole (extreme) on any spectrum or field, such as an ideologically pure dogmatic position as opposed to any syncretic integration or balancing of competing principles.
noun
- The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.
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IPA pronunciation
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All the weather of the world is based upon the contest of the Polar and Equatorial strains of that tyrannous race.
The figure, one could see, had originally been an acrobat, but these ingenious Polar explorers had transformed it into this hideous shape.
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All the greater myths of the dim past were formulated to express cosmic time, solar and polar motion, and the phenomena resulting therefrom.
I have given just this one instance to satisfy those who question the utility of Polar Expeditions, but many more could be cited.
It is assumed that a polar expedition must carry all its food-stuffs in that variety and quantity which may approximately satisfy normal demands.