Polar
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having a pair of equal and opposite charges
(2) Being of crucial importance
"A pivotal event"
"Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger
"The polar events of this study"
"A polar principal"
(3) Extremely cold
"An arctic climate"
"A frigid day"
"Gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
"Glacial winds"
"Icy hands"
"Polar weather"
(4) Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
"In diametric contradiction to his claims"
"Diametrical (or opposite) points of view"
"Opposite meanings"
"Extreme and indefensible polar positions"
(5) Of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
"Polar regions"
(6) Located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
"Polar diameter"
"Polar zone"
"A polar air mass"
"Antarctica is the only polar continent"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole)
- of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles
- having a dipole; ionic
- of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle
- Having but two possible answers, yes and no.