Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polar wander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: po-lar wan-der
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The motion of a pole in relation to a fixed frame of reference.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Polar wander can be used to measure the degree to which Earth's magnetic poles have been observed to move relative to the Earth's rotation axis."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does polar wander mean?: The motion of a pole in relation to a fixed frame of reference.

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