Polar
adjective
Related to the North or South Pole or the areas near them.
Polar regions are extremely cold.
Often appears as...
- polar region
- polar bear
adjective
Being completely different or opposite.
Their political views are polar.
Often appears as...
- polar opposites
- polar views
adjective
In physics, related to a positive or negative electric charge.
Each water molecule is polar.
Often appears as...
- polar molecule
- polar bond
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to the North or South Pole or the areas near them.
Polar regions are extremely cold.
Often appears as...
- polar region
- polar bear
adjective
Being completely different or opposite.
Their political views are polar.
Often appears as...
- polar opposites
- polar views
adjective
In physics, related to a positive or negative electric charge.
Each water molecule is polar.
Often appears as...
- polar molecule
- polar bond
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Polar often describes the natural environment and climate near Earth's poles.
Global warming threatens the polar habitats.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
Use 'polar' to specify the context, like 'polar expedition,' highlighting its association with extreme cold.
She specializes in polar wildlife.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Cold
'Polar' implies unique conditions, beyond just cold, like perpetual daylight or darkness in seasons.
The polar night is a fascinating phenomenon.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Polar often describes the natural environment and climate near Earth's poles.
Global warming threatens the polar habitats.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
Use 'polar' to specify the context, like 'polar expedition,' highlighting its association with extreme cold.
She specializes in polar wildlife.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Cold
'Polar' implies unique conditions, beyond just cold, like perpetual daylight or darkness in seasons.
The polar night is a fascinating phenomenon.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Polar often describes the natural environment and climate near Earth's poles.
Global warming threatens the polar habitats.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
Use 'polar' to specify the context, like 'polar expedition,' highlighting its association with extreme cold.
She specializes in polar wildlife.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Cold
'Polar' implies unique conditions, beyond just cold, like perpetual daylight or darkness in seasons.
The polar night is a fascinating phenomenon.
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Video examples
My glacier cave...
In fact, this past summer scientists collected samples of water and ice specifically to see if things called extremophiles, tiny lifeforms that have evolved to live in a completely hostile conditions, might be living under the ice, kind of like what they hope to find in the polar ice caps of Mars some day. Another really cool thing
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Making waves: The power...
In the polar regions, we see how this small local process effects global movement. In the arctic and antarctic, where ice slabs decorate the water's surface, there's little temperature difference between surface and deeper waters. It's all pretty cold. But salinity differs, and in this scenario,
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Water Discovered In...
close flyby because if we hadn't seen anything, no one would ever have believed anything I said again. So, but what we found was spectacular. This image made me nearly fall off my chair, because here we see dozens of jets, big and small, coming off the south polar region.
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Killer whale society PIPE...
at its heart is the killer whale founded just about every part of our one world ocean the killer whale is the most broadly distributed mammal in the world apart from us near shore off shore polar or tropical they occupy a singular position in the food web without concern
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Leopard Seals Play With...
cinematographer although i'm from tropical north queensland i'm lucky enough to do a lot of my work in the polar regions of the world so up north in the arctic and down south in the antarctic and what i'm going to tell you about today is leopard seals
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A climate change...
compared to the rate at which we're releasing carbon into the atmosphere right now. I'm afraid there's even more bad news. This is a story of soils at high latitudes. Peatlands in polar environments
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The Antarctic's...
about antarctica it was essential to talk about climate change the polar regions are feeling climate change a lot more than most other regions around the world the antarctic peninsula is one of the
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Polar Bear Mom and Cubs...
cubs to protect hello world notice how closely mom looks after her babies talk about vigilant over half the cubs born here die in the first year often killed by adult male polar bears
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Polar Bear Moms and Cubs...
cubs to protect hello world notice how closely mom looks after her babies talk about vigilant over half the cubs born here die in the first year often killed by adult male polar bears
Video examples
Best Polar Bear Moments...
wait for the bay to freeze there's little to do but sleep and play giving visitors an intimate view of polar bear life no one appreciates this more than scientist malcolm ramsey
Video examples
My glacier cave...
In fact, this past summer scientists collected samples of water and ice specifically to see if things called extremophiles, tiny lifeforms that have evolved to live in a completely hostile conditions, might be living under the ice, kind of like what they hope to find in the polar ice caps of Mars some day. Another really cool thing
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
In the polar regions, we see how this small local process effects global movement. In the arctic and antarctic, where ice slabs decorate the water's surface, there's little temperature difference between surface and deeper waters. It's all pretty cold. But salinity differs, and in this scenario,
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
close flyby because if we hadn't seen anything, no one would ever have believed anything I said again. So, but what we found was spectacular. This image made me nearly fall off my chair, because here we see dozens of jets, big and small, coming off the south polar region.
Video examples
Killer whale society PIPE...
at its heart is the killer whale founded just about every part of our one world ocean the killer whale is the most broadly distributed mammal in the world apart from us near shore off shore polar or tropical they occupy a singular position in the food web without concern
Video examples
Leopard Seals Play With...
cinematographer although i'm from tropical north queensland i'm lucky enough to do a lot of my work in the polar regions of the world so up north in the arctic and down south in the antarctic and what i'm going to tell you about today is leopard seals
Video examples
A climate change...
compared to the rate at which we're releasing carbon into the atmosphere right now. I'm afraid there's even more bad news. This is a story of soils at high latitudes. Peatlands in polar environments
Video examples
The Antarctic's...
about antarctica it was essential to talk about climate change the polar regions are feeling climate change a lot more than most other regions around the world the antarctic peninsula is one of the
Video examples
Polar Bear Mom and Cubs...
cubs to protect hello world notice how closely mom looks after her babies talk about vigilant over half the cubs born here die in the first year often killed by adult male polar bears
Video examples
Polar Bear Moms and Cubs...
cubs to protect hello world notice how closely mom looks after her babies talk about vigilant over half the cubs born here die in the first year often killed by adult male polar bears
Video examples
Best Polar Bear Moments...
wait for the bay to freeze there's little to do but sleep and play giving visitors an intimate view of polar bear life no one appreciates this more than scientist malcolm ramsey
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Zosia Mamet
American Actress
All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.
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Karl Pilkington
British Actor
We'll all die out eventually. Humans will be gone. And all I'm saying is, when people worry about polar bears disappearing or whatever, it's like, 'Well that's life, things will come and go, we'll find new species.
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Gautam Rode
Indian Actor
Both 'Saraswatichandra' and 'Mahakumbh' are extremely close to my heart. The shows are polar opposites and so are the characters but I have loved being a part of both of them.
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Thom Yorke
English Musician
Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want to tell him there probably won't any by the time... he's my age. That's kinda hard to deal with.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh
British Environmentalist
We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
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Alexandra Roach
Welsh Actress
Transformations don't scare me: it thrills me to become the polar opposite.
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Will Steger
American Environmentalist
I don't think there's any way we can save the polar bears.
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Riff Raff
American Musician
My mom was a pilot, and my dad wrestled polar bears.
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Mary Oliver
American Poet
I'd rather write about polar bears than people.
Quote examples
Zosia Mamet
American Actress
All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.
Quote examples
Karl Pilkington
British Actor
We'll all die out eventually. Humans will be gone. And all I'm saying is, when people worry about polar bears disappearing or whatever, it's like, 'Well that's life, things will come and go, we'll find new species.
Quote examples
Gautam Rode
Indian Actor
Both 'Saraswatichandra' and 'Mahakumbh' are extremely close to my heart. The shows are polar opposites and so are the characters but I have loved being a part of both of them.
Quote examples
Thom Yorke
English Musician
Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want to tell him there probably won't any by the time... he's my age. That's kinda hard to deal with.
Quote examples
Lewis Gordon Pugh
British Environmentalist
We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.
Quote examples
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
Quote examples
Alexandra Roach
Welsh Actress
Transformations don't scare me: it thrills me to become the polar opposite.
Quote examples
Will Steger
American Environmentalist
I don't think there's any way we can save the polar bears.
Quote examples
Riff Raff
American Musician
My mom was a pilot, and my dad wrestled polar bears.
Quote examples
Mary Oliver
American Poet
I'd rather write about polar bears than people.
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