polar
/ˈpoʊlər/
adjective
- Relating to the North or South Pole of the Earth.
- Polar explorers face extreme cold and long periods of darkness.
- The polar ice caps are melting due to climate change.
- Many animals, like polar bears, are adapted to polar environments.
- Completely opposite in character or direction.
- Their personalities are polar opposites, but they work well together.
- The debate revealed polar positions on the issue of taxation.
- The two candidates have polar views on education reform.
- Relating to a pole of a magnet or electric cell.
- Scientists studied the polar magnetic field of the star.
- The polar regions of a magnet attract opposite poles.
- In a battery, electrons flow from the negative polar terminal.
Synonyms
noun
- A line or curve that is the locus of points related to a given point and line in geometry.
- In geometry class, we learned how to find the polar of a point with respect to a circle.
- The polar of a point lies on the line connecting the point to the center.
- He plotted the polar of the given conic section.