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circumpolar

/ˌsɝ.kʌmˈpoʊ.lɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
cir-cum-po-lar
IPA
/ˌsɝ.kʌmˈpoʊ.lɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located or found throughout a polar region.

adj

Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.

Example Sentences

  • "a circumpolar star"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- 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 English circumpolar From circum- + polar.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɝ.kʌmˈpoʊ.lɚ/
  • British English: /ˌsɜː.kʌmˈpəʊ.lə/

Derived Forms

noncircumpolar

Rhymes With

solar controller roller high roller polar bipolar bowler stroller comptroller molar alveolar unipolar

Questions

How do you pronounce circumpolar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɝ.kʌmˈpoʊ.lɚ/.
What does circumpolar mean?
Located or found throughout a polar region.
Where does circumpolar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- 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 English circumpolar From circum- + polar.

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