polar
See also: pölar
English
Etymology
From Late Latin polāris
Pronunciation
Adjective
polar (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole).
- (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
- (chemistry) Having a dipole; ionic.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
Derived terms
Translations
relating to a geographic pole
of an orbit passing near a geographic pole
having a dipole
of a certain coordinate system
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Anagrams
Catalan
Adjective
polar (masculine and feminine plural polars)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔlaʁ/
Noun
polar m (plural polars)
- (informal) detective novel
Further reading
- “polar” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Adjective
polar m, f (plural polares)
Antonyms
German
Adjective
polar (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of polar
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist polar | sie ist polar | es ist polar | sie sind polar | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | polarer | polare | polares | polare |
| genitive | polaren | polarer | polaren | polarer | |
| dative | polarem | polarer | polarem | polaren | |
| accusative | polaren | polare | polares | polare | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der polare | die polare | das polare | die polaren |
| genitive | des polaren | der polaren | des polaren | der polaren | |
| dative | dem polaren | der polaren | dem polaren | den polaren | |
| accusative | den polaren | die polare | das polare | die polaren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein polarer | eine polare | ein polares | (keine) polaren |
| genitive | eines polaren | einer polaren | eines polaren | (keiner) polaren | |
| dative | einem polaren | einer polaren | einem polaren | (keinen) polaren | |
| accusative | einen polaren | eine polare | ein polares | (keine) polaren | |
Derived terms
- Polarmeer
- Polarnacht
Further reading
- polar in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun pol
Pronunciation
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Audio (file)
Adjective
polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare)
Derived terms
References
- “polar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From the noun pol
Adjective
polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
polar m
- indefinite plural of pol
References
- “polar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin polāris, Italian polare and French polaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈlar/
Adjective
polar m, n (feminine singular polară, masculine plural polari, feminine and neuter plural polare)
Declension
Derived terms
Spanish
Adjective
polar (plural polares)
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