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polar

/ˈpoʊlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
po-lar
IPA
/ˈpoʊlɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

adj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

adj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

adj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

adj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

adj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

noun

The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, pole + -ar.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpoʊlɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpəʊ.lə/

Inflected Forms

polars (plural)

Derived Forms

ambipolar antipolar autopolar axipolar bipolar circumpolar contrapolar copolar decapolar dipolar electropolar epipolar

Phrases

non-polar polar antonym polar area diagram polar axis polar bar chart polar bear polar bear dip polar bear plunge

Synonyms

pivotal arctic frigid gelid glacial icy diametric diametrical opposite

Homonyms

Poehler Polar

Rhymes With

solar controller roller bipolar bowler stroller comptroller kohler koehler poehler soler moeller

Questions

How do you pronounce polar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊlɚ/.
What does polar mean?
Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
Where does polar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, pole + -ar.

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