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      polar
      noun
      (geometry) The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.
      adjective
      (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
      Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
      (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, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
      (conceptual analysis) 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.
      Roots
      polospol- · Greek · axis, pole
      Synonyms for polar
      arcticadjglacialadjicyadjfrigidadjantarcticndiametricadjoppositeadj
      Words related to polar
      transpolaradjcircumpolaradjgelidadjicecapndiametricaladjhomopolarsastrugasubarcticadjqiviutglaciersndipolaradjicenpolestarnfloenglaciologyadjiceboundadjnonpolaradjpolewardborealadjequatornequatorialadjpermafrostnicebreakingbearsvcryologyadjsubglacialglacialisticebreakernpolarityncariboun

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