polar cap

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polar cap

a. Either of the regions around the poles of the earth that are permanently covered with ice.

b. A high-altitude icecap.

2. Astronomy Either of the regions around the poles of Mars that are covered with frozen carbon dioxide and water.

polar cap

1. The mass of ice that covers either of the Earth's polar regions year-round.

2. The mass of frozen carbon dioxide and water that covers either of Mars's polar regions.

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