/ˈpəʊ.lə/, /ˈpoʊ.ləɹ/, [ˈpɔːlɝ]
OriginFrom Late Latin polāris, equivalent to pole + -ar.
- not-comparableOf, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
“After all, to go into outer space is not so much worse, if at all, than a polar expedition.”
- not-comparableOf an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
- not-comparableHaving a dipole; ionic.
- not-comparableOf a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- not-comparableHaving but two possible answers, yes and no.
- not-comparableOf 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.
- The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.
Formspolars(plural)