Polar Meaning
/ˈpəʊ.lə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or having a pole or polarity, as:
adjOf or having a pole or polarity, as:, Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
Sentence Examples
Polar bears live in the Arctic.
The aurora is a phenomenon characteristic of the polar regions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ bear lives in the Arctic and has thick white fur for warmth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ bear is perfectly adapted to survive in the extreme cold of the Arctic environment.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar Learned borrowing from Late Latin polāris. By surface analysis, pole + -ar.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"After all, to go into outer space is not so much worse, if at all, than a polar expedition."
— 1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ bear lives in the Arctic and has thick white fur for warmth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ bear is perfectly adapted to survive in the extreme cold of the Arctic environment.