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polar
Overview of adj polar
The adj polar has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (16) polar -- (having a pair of equal and opposite charges)
2. (1) diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar -- (characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions")
3. polar -- (located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent")
4. polar -- (of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions")
5. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar -- (extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather")
6. pivotal, polar -- (being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal")
Grep of noun polar
polar bear
polar body
polar circle
polar coordinate
polar front
polar glacier
polar hare
polar opposition
polar region
polar star
polar zone
polarimeter
polaris
polarisation
polariscope
polarity
polarization
polarography
polaroid
polaroid camera
polaroid land camera
Grep of verb polar
polarise
polarize
Antonyms of adj polar
5 of 6 senses of polar
Sense 1
polar
INDIRECT (VIA charged) -> uncharged
Sense 2
diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
INDIRECT (VIA different) -> same
Sense 4
polar (vs. equatorial)
equatorial (vs. polar)
=> pantropical, pantropic
=> tropical, tropic
Sense 5
arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
INDIRECT (VIA cold) -> hot
Sense 6
pivotal, polar
INDIRECT (VIA crucial) -> noncrucial
Similarity of adj polar
6 senses of polar
Sense 1
polar
=> charged (vs. uncharged)
Sense 2
diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
=> different (vs. same)
Sense 3
polar
Pertains to noun pole (Sense 7)
=>pole
=> geographic point, geographical point
Sense 4
polar (vs. equatorial)
=> circumpolar
=> north-polar, Arctic
=> south-polar, Antarctic
Sense 5
arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
=> cold (vs. hot)
Sense 6
pivotal, polar
=> crucial (vs. noncrucial), important
Pertainyms of adj polar
1 of 6 senses of polar
Sense 3
polar
Pertains to noun pole (Sense 7)
=>pole
=> geographic point, geographical point
Attributes of adj polar
Domain of adj polar
Domain Terms of adj polar
Familiarity of adj polar
polar used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj polar
bipolar
circumpolar
dipolar
nonpolar
north-polar
polar
polarographic
south-polar
transpolar
unipolar
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