Толковый словарь английского языка - polar
Polar
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I. adjective Etymology: New Latin ~is, from Latin polus pole Date: 1551 1. of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it, coming from or having the characteristics of such a region, c. passing over a celestial body's north and south poles , traveling in a ~ orbit , of or relating to one or more poles (as of a magnet), serving as a guide , diametrically opposite , exhibiting ~ity, resembling a pole or axis around which all else revolves ; pivotal , of, relating to, or expressed in ~ coordinates , II. noun Date: 1848 a straight line related to a point
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1 adj. a of or near a pole of the earth or a celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. b (of a species or variety) living in the north polar region. 2 having magnetic polarity. 3 a (of a molecule) having a positive charge at one end and a negative charge at the other. b (of a compound) having electric charges. 4 Geom. of or relating to a pole. 5 directly opposite in character or tendency. Phrases and idioms polar bear a white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the Arctic regions. polar body a small cell produced from an oocyte during the formation of an ovum, which does not develop further. polar circle each of the circles parallel to the equator at a distance of 23° 27 Usage from either pole. polar coordinates a system by which a point can be located with reference to two angles. polar curve a curve related in a particular way to a given curve and to a fixed point called a pole. polar distance the angular distance of a point on a sphere from the nearest pole. polar star = POLESTAR. Derivatives polarly adv. Etymology: F polaire or mod.L polaris (as POLE(2)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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