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Word: Polar
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin polaris ‘heavenly’, from Latin polus ‘end of an axis’ (see pole)
ˈpəʊlə
relating to the North or South Pole
Short Definition:relating to North or South Pole
Examples:- the polar regions
having electrical or magnetic polarity.
Short Definition:having electrical or magnetic polarity
directly opposite in character or tendency
Short Definition:directly opposite in character etc.
Examples:- depression and its polar opposite, mania
Word: Polar
Speech Type: Noun
ˈpəʊlə
the straight line joining the two points at which tangents from a fixed point touch a conic section.
Short Definition:line joining two points at which tangents from fixed point touch conic section
a variable binary star which emits strongly polarized light, one component being a strongly magnetic white dwarf.
Short Definition:variable binary star emitting strongly polarized light
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