polar

1. a. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. Source: opted
2. a. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. Source: opted
3. a. Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coordinates. Source: opted
4. n. The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curve so that the two tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar planes to surfaces of the second degree. Source: opted
5. adj. having a pair of equal and opposite charges Source: wordnet
6. adj. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed Source: wordnet
7. adj. located at or near or coming from the earth's poles Source: wordnet
8. adj. of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles Source: wordnet
9. adj. extremely cold Source: wordnet
10. adj. being of crucial importance Source: wordnet
11. 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coördinates. Polar axis, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. -- Polar bear (Zoöl.), a large bear (Ursus, or Thalarctos, maritimus) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also White bear. See Bear. -- Polar body, cell, or globule (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozoön; but their functions are not fully understood. -- Polar circles (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23º 28', the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. -- Polar clock, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90º from the sun. -- Polar coördinates. See under 3d Coördinate. -- Polar dial, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. Math. Dict. -- Polar distance, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. -- Polar equation of a line or surface, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar coördinates of every point of the line or surface. -- Polar forces (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. -- Polar hare (Zoöl.), a large hare of Arctic America (Lepus arcticus), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare (L. timidus). -- Polar lights, the aurora borealis or australis. -- Polar, or Polaric, opposition or contrast (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. -- Polar projection. See under Projection. -- Polar spherical triangle (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th Pole, 2. -- Polar whale (Zoöl.), the right whale, or bowhead. See Whale. The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curve so that the two tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar planes to surfaces of the second degree. Source: webster
12. Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiatingpoint; as, polar coördinates. Polar axis, that axis of anastronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to theearths axis.-- Polar bear (Zoöl.), a large bear (Ursus, or Thalarctos,maritimus) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measuresnearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partiallyamphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears.The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also White bear. SeeBear.-- Polar body, cell, or globule (Biol.), a minute cell whichseparates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In thematuration of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but inparthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usuallylarger than the second one, and often divides into two after itsseparation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternalchromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of thefertilizing spermatozoön; but their functions are not fullyunderstood.-- Polar circles (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distancefrom a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, orabout 23º 28', the northern called the arctic circle, and thesouthern the antarctic circle.-- Polar clock, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turningon an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour ofthe day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane ofmaximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90ºfrom the sun.-- Polar coördinates. See under 3d Coördinate.-- Polar dial, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circlepassing through the poles of the earth. Math. Dict.-- Polar distance, the angular distance of any point on a spherefrom one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the northpole of the heavens.-- Polar equation of a line or surface, an equation which expressesthe relation between the polar coördinates of every point of the lineor surface.-- Polar forces (Physics), forces that are developed and act inpairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, asmagnetism, electricity, etc.-- Polar hare (Zoöl.), a large hare of Arctic America (Lepusarcticus), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a varietyof the common European hare (L. timidus).-- Polar lights, the aurora borealis or australis.-- Polar, or Polaric, opposition or contrast (Logic), an oppositionor contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions whichare the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence,as great an opposition or contrast as possible.-- Polar projection. See under Projection.-- Polar spherical triangle (Spherics), a spherical triangle whosethree angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See4th Pole, 2.-- Polar whale (Zoöl.), the right whale, or bowhead. See Whale. Source: adambom

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