polar
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin polāris, equivalent to pole + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ)/, [ˈpʰəʊ̯lə(ɹ)]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ̯lɚ/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯lɚ]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)
Adjective edit
polar (not comparable)
- Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
- (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- (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.
- polar viewpoints
Derived terms edit
- ambipolar
- antipolar
- autopolar
- axipolar
- bipolar
- circumpolar
- contrapolar
- copolar
- decapolar
- dipolar
- electropolar
- epipolar
- equipolar
- extrapolar
- frontopolar
- grolar
- heteropolar
- hexadecapolar
- hexapolar
- homopolar
- interpolar
- intrapolar
- isopolar
- micropolar
- monopolar
- multipolar
- nonpolar
- non-polar
- octapolar
- octopolar
- omnipolar
- peripolar
- pizzly
- polar antonym
- polar area diagram
- polar bar chart
- polar bear
- polar bear dip
- polar bear plunge
- polar bear swim
- polar body
- polar cap
- polar circle
- polar cod
- polar cone
- polar coordinates
- polar covalent bond
- polar desert
- polar dog
- polar equation
- polar fox
- polar ice
- polarisation
- polariscope
- polarise
- polarity
- polarization
- polarize
- polar lights
- polarly
- polar moment of inertia
- polar motion
- polar night
- polar nucleus
- polaron
- polaroplast
- polar opposite
- polar question
- polar star
- polar stratospheric cloud
- polar vortex
- polar wander
- polarward
- polar willow
- polar wolf
- prizzly
- quadripolar
- semipolar
- space polar coordinate
- subpolar
- temporopolar
- tetrapolar
- transpolar
- tripolar
- unipolar
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Noun edit
polar (plural polars)
- (geometry) 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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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
polar m or f (masculine and feminine plural polars)
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Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “polar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “polar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “polar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “polar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
From pol(icier) + -ard.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
polar m (plural polars)
Further reading edit
- “polar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
polar m or f (plural polares)
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
polar (strong nominative masculine singular polarer, not comparable)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist polar | sie ist polar | es ist polar | sie sind polar | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | polarer | polare | polares | polare |
genitive | polaren | polarer | polaren | polarer | |
dative | polarem | polarer | polarem | polaren | |
accusative | polaren | polare | polares | polare | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der polare | die polare | das polare | die polaren |
genitive | des polaren | der polaren | des polaren | der polaren | |
dative | dem polaren | der polaren | dem polaren | den polaren | |
accusative | den polaren | die polare | das polare | die polaren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein polarer | eine polare | ein polares | (keine) polaren |
genitive | eines polaren | einer polaren | eines polaren | (keiner) polaren | |
dative | einem polaren | einer polaren | einem polaren | (keinen) polaren | |
accusative | einen polaren | eine polare | ein polares | (keine) polaren |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From the noun pol.
Adjective edit
polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “polar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the noun pol.
Adjective edit
polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
polar m
- indefinite plural of pol
References edit
- “polar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
polar m inan
- fleece, polar fleece
- garment made from polar fleece
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Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
polar m or f (plural polares)
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Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin polāris, Italian polare and French polaire.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
polar m or n (feminine singular polară, masculine plural polari, feminine and neuter plural polare)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Late Latin polāris, equivalent to polo + -ar.
Adjective edit
polar m or f (masculine and feminine plural polares)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English polar fleece.
Adjective edit
polar m or f (masculine and feminine plural polares)
Noun edit
polar m (plural polares)
- (Spain, textiles) a texture resembling or equal to polar fleece
Further reading edit
- “polar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Verb edit
polar