polar
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polar
- /ˈpəʊ.lə/ UK
- /ˈpoʊlɚ/ US
- [ˈpɔːlɝ] Canada, Northwestern, US
- /ˈpəʉl.ə/ Australia
- /ˈpɔul.ə/ Australia
- /ˈpoləɾ/ Scotland
Sounds like Poehler, Polar · Rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ), -oʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, pole + -ar.
adjective
- Of, 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.
- Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
- Having a dipole; ionic.
- Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- 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
noun polars
- The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diametrical, circumpolar, antarctic, freezing, cold, glacial, icy, gelid, frigid, pivotal, arctic, crucial, important, different, opposite, diametric
Translations
Talk about this word "polar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. polar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polar "polar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polar.Cite this
@misc{polar_2026,
title = {polar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
