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polar

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpəʊ.lə/
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/ˈpəʊ.lə/ · /ˈpoʊ.ləɹ/ · [ˈpɔː.lɝ] (US) · /ˌpoˌlar/ · [poː.läː(ɾ)]

Definition of polar

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
    “After all, to go into outer space is not so much worse, if at all, than a polar expedition.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
    “After all, to go into outer space is not so much worse, if at all, than a polar expedition.”
  2. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
  3. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
  4. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
  5. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
  6. (not-comparable)Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
    “polar viewpoints”

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, pole + -ar.

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