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polar

The correct spelling is polar.

How to pronounce polar

noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Pol-ar

The correct spelling is polar. The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or having a pole or polarity.
  2. 2.Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
  3. 3.(space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
  4. 4.Having a dipole; ionic.
  5. 5.Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.

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