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POLAR





Definition:

  1. [adjective] having a pair of equal and opposite charges

  2. [adjective] characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
    Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, opposite

  3. [adjective] located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"

  4. [adjective] of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions"

  5. [adjective] extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
    Synonyms: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy

  6. [adjective] being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
    Synonyms: pivotal

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