polar

adjective
UK: /ˈpəʊ.lər/
US: /ˈpoʊ.lər/

  1. Relating to the North or South Pole.

    1. The polar regions are very cold and icy, with few trees.
    2. Scientists are studying the effects of climate change on polar bear populations in the Arctic.

  2. Having complete opposites, like positive and negative.

    1. Their political views are polar opposites, disagreeing on almost everything.
    2. The two opinions represent polar extremes in the debate, with little common ground.

Synonyms

icy glacial opposite contrary
polar noun

  1. A diagram in which the magnitude of a quantity is represented by the distance from a fixed point and its direction by the angle from a fixed line.

    1. Engineers use polar plots to analyze antenna radiation patterns.
    2. The navigation system displayed the ship's course on a polar coordinate graph.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "polar" in English means: Relating to the North or South Pole., Having complete opposites, like positive and negative..

The phonetic transcription of "polar" is /ˈpəʊ.lər/ in British English and /ˈpoʊ.lər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "polar": icy, glacial, opposite, contrary.

Example usage of "polar": "The polar regions are very cold and icy, with few trees.". More examples on the page.