polar

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, pole + -ar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ.lə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊlɚ/ (Northwestern US, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈpɔːlɝ] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpəʉl.ə/, /ˈpɔul.ə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈpoləɾ/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˌpoˌlar/, [poːläː(ɾ)] Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Homophones: Poehler, Polar === Adjective === polar (not comparable) Of or having a pole or polarity, as: (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles. (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. (conceptual analysis) Of or relating to a pole (extreme) on any spectrum or field, such as an ideologically pure dogmatic position as opposed to any syncretic integration or balancing of competing principles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === polar (plural polars) (geometry) The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line. === Anagrams === ROLAP, parol, poral == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [puˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [poˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [poˈlaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [poˈlar] === Adjective === polar m or f (masculine and feminine plural polars) polar ==== Derived terms ==== os polar polaritat ==== Related terms ==== pol === Further reading === “polar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “polar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “polar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “polar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin polaris. === Adjective === polar (neuter polart, plural and definite singular attributive polare) polar ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== polær pol === References === “polar” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From pol(icier) +‎ -ard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ.laʁ/ === Noun === polar m (plural polars) (informal) detective novel === Further reading === “polar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈlaɾ/ [poˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: po‧lar === Adjective === polar m or f (plural polares) polar Antonym: apolar === Further reading === “polar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin polāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈlaːɐ̯/ === Adjective === polar (strong nominative masculine singular polarer, not comparable) polar (pertaining to or associated with the polar regions) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Pol Polarität === Further reading === “polar”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “polar” in Duden online == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English polar, from Late Latin polāris. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpolar/ [ˈpo.lar] Rhymes: -olar Syllabification: po‧lar === Adjective === polar (comparative lebih polar, superlative paling polar) polar === Noun === polar (plural polar-polar) pole bran === Derived terms === === Related terms === === Further reading === “polar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From the noun pol. === Adjective === polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare) polar ==== Derived terms ==== polarisere polarsirkel === References === “polar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From the noun pol. ==== Adjective ==== polar (neuter singular polart, definite singular and plural polare) polar ===== Derived terms ===== polarisere polarsirkel === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== polar m indefinite plural of pol === References === “polar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lar/ Rhymes: -ɔlar Syllabification: po‧lar === Noun === polar m inan fleece, polar fleece garment made from polar fleece ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “polar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “polar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, polo + -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: po‧lar Homophone: (Portugal) pular === Adjective === polar m or f (plural polares) polar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “polar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “polar”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “polar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “polar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “polar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin polāris, Italian polare and French polaire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈlar/ === Adjective === polar m or n (feminine singular polară, masculine plural polari, feminine/neuter plural polare) polar ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== urs polar == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈlaɾ/ [poˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: po‧lar === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin polāris, equivalent to polo +‎ -ar. ==== Adjective ==== polar m or f (masculine and feminine plural polares) polar ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English polar fleece. ==== Adjective ==== polar m or f (masculine and feminine plural polares) (Spain, textiles) fleecy ==== Noun ==== polar m (plural polares) (Spain, textiles) a texture resembling or equal to polar fleece === Further reading === “polar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Verb === polar present indicative of pola