Synonyms: freezing, frozen, extreme, furthest More Synonyms of polar
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Polar is used to describe things which are completely opposite in character, quality, or type.
[formal]
In many ways, Brett and Bernard are polar opposites.
...economists at polar ends of the politico-economic spectrum.
Synonyms: opposite, opposed, contrary, contradictory More Synonyms of polar
More Synonyms of polar
polar in British English
(ˈpəʊlə)
adjective
1.
situated at or near, coming from, or relating to either of the earth's poles or the area inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
polar regions
2.
having or relating to a pole or poles
3.
pivotal or guiding in the manner of the Pole Star
4.
directly opposite, as in tendency or character
5. chemistry
a. Also: heteropolar
(of a molecule or compound) being or having a molecule in which there is an uneven distribution of electrons and thus a permanent dipole moment
water has polar molecules
b.
(of a crystal or substance) being or having a crystal that is bound by ionic bonds
sodium chloride forms polar crystals
polar in American English
(ˈpoʊlər)
adjective
1.
a.
of, relating to, or near the North or South pole
b.
coming from the region near the North or South pole
2.
of a pole or poles
3.
having polarity
4.
opposite in character, nature, direction, etc.
5.
central and guiding, like the earth's pole or the polestar
Word origin
ML polaris < L polus: see pole2
Examples of 'polar' in a sentence
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It shows two polar bears and evokes ideas of love and sustainability.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet what transpired was the polar opposite.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The experienced captain is calm, the polar opposite of the more volatile Jyn.
The Sun (2016)
I liked her goth look because it's completely different from myself, but it is nice to now play the polar opposite.
The Sun (2016)
BRITAIN'S only polar bears are poles apart at their first meeting yesterday.
The Sun (2010)
Male polar bears need ice to find prey and tend not to stray into grizzly habitats.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We were dangerously close to polar opposite joke territory.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He has also crossed both polar ice caps.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This mini album is the polar opposite to its predecessor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The pair come across as polar opposites.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the online fortunes of these two key figures are polar opposites.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But environmentalists say that the opening of the route shows the speed at which the polar ice caps are melting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their styles are also polar opposites.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The two men are polar opposites.
The Sun (2014)
He is the first man to cross both polar ice caps and the first to traverse the globe from pole to pole.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The family's treatment of the problem had been the polar opposite of what was required.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
Reading's plight is the polar opposite with three defeats in his three games this season.
The Sun (2013)
It's the polar opposite of common sense.
The Sun (2011)
It is the polar opposite.
The Sun (2016)
I mean, how many polar bears would be enough?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Now I am thinking it must involve polar ice caps and huskies.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The shortening of the polar ice season is causing polar bear populations to decline; the bears need the ice as a platform for hunting seals.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This fantasy, like its polar opposite, is an attempt at empowerment.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
Snow and ice, polar exploration and the idea of emptiness - which is also a theme in art.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Still, you can leave feeling safe the disappearance of the polar ice isn't global warming at all but those pesky dancing penguins.
The Sun (2011)
I tend to think we're polar opposites, which is why we clash.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
After three years, I have the polar opposite view.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
polar
British English: polar /ˈpəʊlə/ ADJECTIVE
Polar refers to the area around the North and South Poles.
...studying life in the polar regions.
American English: polar
Arabic: قُطْبِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: polar
Chinese: 两极的
Croatian: polarni
Czech: polární
Danish: polar-
Dutch: polair
European Spanish: polar
Finnish: napaseudun
French: polaire pôle
German: Polar-
Greek: πολικός
Italian: polare
Japanese: 極地の
Korean: 극의
Norwegian: pol-
Polish: polarny
European Portuguese: polar
Romanian: polar
Russian: полярный
Latin American Spanish: polar
Swedish: pol-
Thai: เกี่ยวกับขั้วโลก
Turkish: kutup
Ukrainian: полярний
Vietnamese: ở địa cực
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All related terms of 'polar'
polar cap
the icecap situated at either end of the earth's poles
polar axis
the fixed line in a system of polar coordinates from which the polar angle , θ, is measured anticlockwise
polar bear
A polar bear is a large white bear which is found near the North Pole.
polar body
a tiny cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced with the ovum during oogenesis when the oocyte undergoes meiosis
polar front
a front dividing cold polar air from warmer temperate or tropical air
polar orbit
the orbit of a satellite that passes over the poles of a planet
polar circle
→ Arctic Circle
polar lights
the aurora borealis in the N hemisphere or the aurora australis in the S hemisphere
polar regions
A region is a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature .
polar vector
a variable quantity, such as force, that has magnitude and direction and can be resolved into components that are odd functions of the coordinates . It is represented in print by a bold italic symbol: F or ̄F
polar vortex
a large mass of rotating air located in the upper-middle atmospheric layers over either of the earth's poles , typically behind a polar front
polar wander
the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
polar distance
the angular distance of a star, planet , etc, from the celestial pole ; the complement of the declination
polar equation
an equation in polar coordinates
polar maritime
a type of cold, wet air mass originating at high latitudes over ocean areas
polar sequence
a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
polar zenithal
a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
polar continental
a type of cold , dry air mass originating at high latitudes over land areas
polar coordinates
a pair of coordinates for locating a point in a plane by means of the length of a radius vector , r , which pivots about the origin to establish the angle , θ, that the position of the point makes with a fixed line. Usually written ( r , θ)
polar opposition
the relation between a pair of antonyms that denote relatively higher and lower degrees of a quality with respect to an explicit or implicit norm rather than absolute values, as the relation between tall and short or light and dark , but not between true and false
white bear
a white carnivorous bear, Thalarctos maritimus, of coastal regions of the North Pole
cloning vector
a variable quantity, such as force, that has magnitude and direction and can be resolved into components that are odd functions of the coordinates . It is represented in print by a bold italic symbol: F or ̄F
vector
A vector is a variable quantity, such as force, that has size and direction.
Chinese translation of 'polar'
polar
(ˈpəuləʳ)
adj
[ice-cap, region]地极(極)的 (dìjí de)
1 (adjective)
the rigours of life in the polar regions
Synonyms
freezing
a freezing January afternoon
frozen
I'm frozen out here.
extreme
the room at the extreme end of the corridor
furthest
cold
I'm hungry, I'm cold and I have nowhere to sleep.
terminal
Arctic
Arctic ice
icy
An icy wind blew across the moor.
Antarctic
glacial
The air from the sea felt glacial.
2 (adjective)
Definition
directly opposite in tendency or nature
economists at polar ends of the politico-economic spectrum
Synonyms
opposite
Everything he does is opposite to what is considered normal behaviour.
opposed
people with views almost diametrically opposed to his own
contrary
His sister was of the contrary opinion to his.
contradictory
He seems to be capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
antagonistic
Nearly all the women were antagonistic to the idea.
antithetical
The oppressive use of power is antithetical to our ideals.
diametric
antipodal
3 (adjective)
Synonyms
guiding
leading
cardinal
The cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy the customer.
pivotal
beacon-like
Additional synonyms
in the sense of antagonistic
Nearly all the women were antagonistic to the idea.
Synonyms
hostile,
opposed,
resistant,
at odds,
incompatible,
set against,
averse,
unfriendly,
at variance,
inimical,
antipathetic,
ill-disposed
in the sense of antithetical
The oppressive use of power is antithetical to our ideals.
Synonyms
opposite,
opposed,
contrasted,
contrasting,
counter,
reverse,
contrary,
contradictory,
converse,
inverse,
poles apart,
antipodal
in the sense of Arctic
Definition
of this region
Arctic ice
Synonyms
polar,
far-northern,
hyperborean
Synonyms of 'polar'
polar
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of cardinal
Definition
fundamentally important
The cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy the customer.
Synonyms
principal,
first,
highest,
greatest,
leading,
important,
chief,
main,
prime,
central,
key,
essential,
primary,
fundamental,
paramount,
foremost,
pre-eminent
in the sense of cold
Definition
low in temperature
I'm hungry, I'm cold and I have nowhere to sleep.
Synonyms
freezing,
frozen,
chilled,
numb,
chilly,
shivery,
benumbed,
frozen to the marrow
in the sense of contradictory
Definition
(of facts or statements) inconsistent
He seems to be capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
Synonyms
inconsistent,
conflicting,
opposed,
opposite,
contrary,
incompatible,
paradoxical,
irreconcilable,
antithetical,
discrepant
in the sense of contrary
Definition
opposed
His sister was of the contrary opinion to his.
Synonyms
opposite,
different,
opposed,
clashing,
counter,
reverse,
differing,
adverse,
contradictory,
inconsistent,
diametrically opposed,
antithetical
in the sense of diametric
Definition
completely opposed
Synonyms
opposed,
conflicting,
contrasting,
opposite,
counter,
contrary,
poles apart,
antithetical,
antipodal
in the sense of extreme
Definition
farthest or outermost
the room at the extreme end of the corridor
Synonyms
farthest,
furthest,
far,
final,
last,
ultimate,
remotest,
terminal,
utmost,
far-off,
faraway,
outermost,
most distant,
uttermost
in the sense of frozen
Definition
killed or stiffened by extreme cold
I'm frozen out here.
Synonyms
ice-cold,
freezing,
numb,
very cold,
frigid,
frozen stiff,
chilled to the marrow
in the sense of glacial
Definition
extremely cold
The air from the sea felt glacial.
Synonyms
icy,
biting,
cold,
freezing,
frozen,
bitter,
raw,
chill,
piercing,
arctic (informal),
polar,
chilly,
frosty,
wintry,
gelid
in the sense of icy
Definition
freezing or very cold
An icy wind blew across the moor.
Synonyms
cold,
freezing,
bitter,
biting,
raw,
chill,
chilling,
arctic (informal),
chilly,
frosty,
glacial,
ice-cold,
frozen over,
frost-bound,
parky (British, informal)
in the sense of opposed
people with views almost diametrically opposed to his own