ˈpəulə 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. øpolar 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 23Û 27° 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. øøpolarly adv. [F polaire or mod.L polaris (as POLE(2))]
