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Meaning of polar

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  polar
      adj 1: having a pair of equal and opposite charges
      2: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in
         diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or
         opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and
         indefensible polar positions" [syn: {diametric},
         {diametrical}, {opposite}, {polar}]
      3: located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar
         diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is
         the only polar continent"
      4: of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the
         Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions" [ant:
         {equatorial}]
      5: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
         waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
         "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {glacial},
         {icy}, {polar}]
      6: being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal
         location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry
         Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar
         principal" [syn: {pivotal}, {polar}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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