po·lar (p  l r)adj. 1. a. Of or relating to a pole. b. Measured from or referred to a pole: polar distance; polar diameter. 2. Relating to, connected with, or located near the North Pole or South Pole. 3. a. Passing over a planet's north and south poles: a polar orbit. b. Traveling in an orbit that passes over a planet's north and south poles. 4. Serving as a guide, as a polestar or a pole of the earth. 5. Occupying or characterized by opposite extremes: "In creative territory [they] make a strange yet ineluctable couple, more complementary, even polar, than twin-like" (Josh Rubins). 6. Central or pivotal. 7. a. Chemistry Relating to or characterized by a dipole: a polar molecule. b. Ionizing when dissolved or fused: polar bonds or linkages. |
polar [ˈpəʊlə]
adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) situated at or near, coming from, or relating to either of the earth's poles or the area inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles polar regions
2. (Physics / General Physics) having or relating to a pole or poles
3. pivotal or guiding in the manner of the Pole Star
4. directly opposite, as in tendency or character
5. (Chemistry) Chem
a. (of a molecule or compound) being or having a molecule in which there is an uneven distribution of electrons and thus a permanent dipole moment water has polar molecules
b. (of a crystal or substance) being or having a crystal that is bound by ionic bonds sodium chloride forms polar crystals
| polar (plr) 1. Relating to a pole, such as the pole of a magnet or one of the electrodes of an electrolytic cell. 2. Relating to the North Pole or the South Pole of Earth, or analogous regions of another planet. 3. Relating to a molecule or substance that has polar bonds. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | polar - having a pair of equal and opposite charges charged - of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
| 2. | polar - 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" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" | |
| 3. | polar - 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. | polar - of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions" equatorial - of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa" | |
| 5. | polar - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" | |
| 6. | polar - 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" |
polar
adjective
1. freezing, frozen, extreme, furthest, cold, terminal, Arctic, icy, Antarctic, glacial the rigours of life in the polar regions
2. opposite, opposed, contrary, contradictory, antagonistic, antithetical, diametric, antipodal economists at polar ends of the politico-economic spectrum opposite
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