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adj.

1. 1. Of or relating to a pole.
   2. Measured from or referred to a pole: polar distance; polar diameter.
2. Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole.
3. 1. Passing over a planet's north and south poles: a polar orbit.
   2. Traveling in an orbit that passes over a planet's north and south poles.
4. Serving as a guide, as a polestar or a pole of the earth.
5. Occupying or characterized by opposite extremes: “In creative territory [they] make a strange yet ineluctable couple, more complementary, even polar, than twin-like” (Josh Rubins).
6. Central or pivotal.
7. 1. Chemistry. Relating to or characterized by a dipole: a polar molecule.
   2. Ionizing when dissolved or fused: polar bonds or linkages.

adjective

1. Very cold: arctic, boreal, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy, wintry. Archaic frore. Idioms: bitterbitterlycold. See hot/cold/lukewarm.
2. Diametrically opposed: antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse², counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, reverse. See support/oppose.

adj

Definition: opposite, opposed
Antonyms: same, similar

adj

Definition: very cold
Antonyms: tropic, tropical

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Applying to those parts of the earth close to the poles.

Air masses originating over source regions in the mid-latitudes (40°-60°) are termed polar air masses, P, and are characteristically cold. They are not to be confused with Arctic or Antarctic air masses.

1. emanating from or pertaining to a pole.
2. being at opposite ends of a spectrum of values.

• p. bodies — 1. the small cells consisting of a tiny bit of cytoplasm and a nucleus that result from unequal division of the primary oocyte (first polar body) and, if fertilization occurs, of the secondary oocyte (second polar body).
— 2. metachromatic granules located at the ends of bacteria.
• p. bond — a covalent bond in which the electron pair is held unequally by two bonded atoms.
• p. spongioblastoma — an astrocytoma with a predilection for the optic nerve and pons.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Of or existing within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; Extremely cold.

Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor, but not a long polar frost of indifference. — Sir Walter Scott

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - polar-, polær
n. - polar

idioms:

• polar axis    polarakse
• polar bear    isbjørn
• polar circle    polarcirkel
• polar coordinates    polære koordinater
• polar curve    polarkurve

Nederlands (Dutch)
polair, pool-

Français (French)
adj. - (Géog, Élec) polaire, du pôle, des pôles
n. - polaire

idioms:

• polar axis    axe polaire
• polar bear    ours polaire
• polar circle    cercle polaire
• polar coordinates    coordonnées polaires
• polar curve    courbe polaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Polar-, zentral
n. - Polare

idioms:

• polar axis    Polarachse
• polar bear    Eisbär
• polar circle    Polarkreis
• polar coordinates    Polarkoordinaten(system)
• polar curve    Polarkurve

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γεωγρ.) πολικός, διαμετρικά αντίθετος
n. - (μαθημ.) πολικός

idioms:

• polar axis    πολικός άξονας
• polar bear    (ζωολ.) πολική αρκούδα
• polar circle    (γεωγρ.) πολικός κύκλος
• polar coordinates    πολικές συντεταγμένες
• polar curve    καμπύλη πολικών συντεταγμένων

Italiano (Italian)
polare

idioms:

• polar axis    asse polare
• polar bear    orso polare
• polar circle    circolo polare
• polar coordinates    coordinate polari
• polar curve    curva polare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - polar
n. - coordenada polar (f) (Mat.)

idioms:

• polar axis    eixo polar
• polar bear    urso polar
• polar circle    círculo polar
• polar coordinates    coordenadas polares
• polar curve    curva polar

Русский (Russian)
полярный, противоположный

idioms:

• polar axis    полярная ось
• polar bear    белый медведь
• polar circle    полярный круг
• polar coordinates    полярные координаты
• polar curve    кривая полюсов, обратная кривая

Español (Spanish)
adj. - polar
n. - polo

idioms:

• polar axis    eje polar
• polar bear    oso polar, oso blanco
• polar circle    círculo polar
• polar coordinates    coordenadas polares
• polar curve    curva en coordenadas polares

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - polar, pol-, ledande, central
n. - polar (mat.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
两极的, 南辕北辙的, 极地的, 极线, 极面

idioms:

• polar axis    地轴, 极轴
• polar bear    北极熊
• polar circle    极圈
• polar coordinates    极坐标
• polar curve    配极曲线

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 兩極的, 南轅北轍的, 極地的
n. - 極線, 極面

idioms:

• polar axis    地軸, 極軸
• polar bear    北極熊
• polar circle    極圈
• polar coordinates    極座標
• polar curve    配極曲線

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 극지의, (성격이) 정반대의
n. - 극선

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 南極の, 極地の, 陰極のある, 正反対の

idioms:

• polar axis    原線, 始線
• polar bear    シロクマ, ホッキョクグマ
• polar circle    極圏
• polar coordinates    極座標
• polar curve    極曲線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قطبي : منسوب إلى القطب الشمالي أو الجنوبي, مرشد, هاد (الاسم) مؤين, مركزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הקוטב, קוטבי, מנוגד, מגנטי‬
n. - ‮של הקוטב‬

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