From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpolarpo‧lar /ˈpəʊlə $ ˈpoʊlər/ adjective 1 SGclose to or relating to the North Pole or the South Pole As our climate warms up, the polar ice caps will begin to melt.2 → polar opposite/extreme3 HP technical relating to one of the poles of a magnet
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polar• In fact polar homeotherms, whether northern or southern, show very few recognizable adaptations for polar living.• However, the life-cycle savings model is the polar opposite case from pure classical savings.• Until his polar opposite steps lightly down on to his moon-paved home ground, the sleek beast-headed man sits at peace, inviolable.• For more polar polymers, specific solvent effects become more pronounced and extrapolations have to be regarded with corresponding caution.• The crew flew a polar route to Detroit from Eastern Russia.• But the crews of high-altitude aircraft, especially on polar routes, can receive significant amounts of radiation over time.• Many polar species have clearly originated in this way by adaptations of metabolism, form and lifestyle.Origin polar (1500-1600) Modern Latin polaris, from Latin polus; → POLE1 