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| po·lar [ pṓlər ] |
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1. of or near Earth's poles: relating to, located at, or found in the regions surrounding the North or South Pole
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2. physics of pole or poles: relating to a pole or poles of a rotating body, a magnet, or an electrically charged object
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3. aerospace passing over poles of planet: passing over, or traveling in an orbit that passes over, a planet's poles
  polar orbit
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4. utterly unlike: opposite in tendency, character, or opinions
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5. pivotal: of pivotal or central importance
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6. guiding: serving as a guide or giving direction
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7. chemistry having dipole: having a permanent dipole, or having molecules with permanent dipoles
polar molecule
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8. crystallography having ionic bond: having an ionic bond, or having crystals with ionic bonds
polar crystal
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9. mathematics in polar coordinate system: relating to or measured with reference to a system of polar coordinates
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