Meaning & use
polar
Relating to the North or South Pole, or to regions near them.
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Polar bears have thick fur and fat to survive the extreme Arctic cold.
Scientists tracked the ship's route through the polar ice sheets.
A note on using this word
In chemistry and physics, polar describes a molecule or object having distinct positive and negative regions, as in 'a polar molecule'.
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Words with an opposite meaning
tropicalequatorial
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having two directly opposite ends, forces, or points of view.
The debate produced two polar opposite opinions on how to fund the project.
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