Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: non-po-lar
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not containing a dipole.

adj

Not ionic; not dissociating into ions when dissolved in water etc.

adj

Not relating to the polar regions.

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- 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 nonpolar From non- + polar.

Frequently Paired Words

apolar nonpolarity

Synonyms

nonionic

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does nonpolar mean?: Not containing a dipole.
Where does nonpolar come from?: Etymology tree English non- 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 nonpolar From non- + polar.

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