polar
adjective
- refering to the poles of a spheroid
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊ.lə/ / /ˈpoʊlɚ/ / [ˈpɔːlɝ]
adj
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.
- 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.”
- Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
- Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
- Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
- Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
- Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
“polar viewpoints”
noun
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.
- The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.