Polar
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Science, technology, and mathematics
- Polar (satellite)Polar (satellite)The Global Geospace Science Polar Satellite was a BABATONDIE science spacecraft launched at 06:23:59.997 EST on February 24, 1996 aboard a BABATONDIE BABATONDIE 7925-10 rocket from launch pad 2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base in BABATONDIE, BABATONDIE, to observe the polar BABATONDIE...
, a satellite launched by NASA in 1996 - Polar (cataclysmic variable)Polar (cataclysmic variable)A Polar is a type of cataclysmic variable binary star system with a very strong magnetic field.In most cataclysmic variables, matter from a main-sequence companion star is gravitationally stripped by a white dwarf star in the form of an accretion disk. In polar systems, the magnetic field of the...
, a strongly magnetic cataclysmic variable star system - POLAR III and POLAR II, a pedestrian test dummy created by Honda, used to study pedestrian injuries in road traffic accidents
- Polar curve (aviation)Polar curve (aviation)A polar curve is a graph which contrasts the sink rate of an aircraft with its horizontal speed.-Measuring a glider's performance:...
, a diagram that depicts the gliding performance of an aircraft - Polar fleecePolar fleecePolar fleece, usually referred to simply as "fleece," is a soft napped insulating synthetic fabric made from Polyethylene terephthalate or other synthetic fibers. One of the first forms was Polar Fleece created in 1979 by Malden Mills, now Polartec LLC., a new, light and strong pile fabric meant...
, an insulating synthetic wool fabric - Polar overdominancePolar overdominancePolar overdominance is a unique form of inheritance whereby a mutant Callipyge allele must be inherited from the father to cause muscle hypertrophy .-See also:*Imprinting...
a form of genetic mutation - Chemical polarityChemical polarityIn chemistry, polarity refers to a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole or multipole moment. Polar molecules interact through dipole–dipole intermolecular forces and hydrogen bonds. Molecular polarity is dependent on the difference in...
, a concept in chemistry which describes how equally bonding electrons are shared between atoms - Mathematics
- Pole and polarPole and polarIn geometry, the terms pole and polar are used to describe a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship with respect to a given conic section...
(a point and a line), a construction in geometry - Polar curvePolar curveIn algebraic geometry, the first polar, or simply polar of an algebraic plane curve C of degree n with respect to a point Q is an algebraic curve of degree n−1 which contains every point of C whose tangent line passes through Q...
(a point and a curve), a generalization of a point and a line - Polar coordinate systemPolar coordinate systemIn mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a fixed point and an angle from a fixed direction....
, uses a central point and angles
- Pole and polar
Television, film, and music
- Polar (album)Polar (album)Polar is the second album by The High Water Marks. It was released in 2007 on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset except where noted.# "Polar" – 5:09# "The Leaves" – 4:08...
, second album by The High Water Marks - Polar (artist)Polar (artist)Polar, or K, is Kjetil Dale Sagstad, a Norwegian electronic music artist. He is originally from Meland in Norway, and grew up with his former musical partner Teebee. Together he started Subtitles Recordings, which Teebee now runs by himself...
, Norwegian electronic music artist
Geography
- Pertaining to the Geographical poleGeographical poleA geographical pole is either of the two points—the north pole and the south pole—on the surface of a rotating planet where the axis of rotation meets the surface of the body...
, either of two fixed points on the surface of a spinning body or plant, at 90 degrees from the equator, based on the axis around which a body spins - Pertaining to the Polar regionPolar regionEarth's polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles also known as frigid zones. The North Pole and South Pole being the centers, these regions are dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica...
, region within the polar circles, referred to as the Arctic and Antarctic
Places
- Polar, WisconsinPolar, WisconsinPolar is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Polar is located in the town.-Geography:...
, town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States - Polar (community), WisconsinPolar (community), WisconsinPolar is an unincorporated community located in the town of Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Polar is located on Wisconsin Highway 64 east-northeast of Antigo....
, unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States
Companies
- Polar ElectroPolar ElectroPolar Electro, or in brief Polar, is a manufacturer of advanced training computers and heart rate monitoring equipment. The company is based in Kempele, Finland. Founded in 1977, Polar introduced the world's first wireless heart rate monitor...
, a manufacturer of heart rate monitors - Polar Air CargoPolar Air CargoFor the Russian aviation company see: Polar AirlinesPolar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, Harrison, New York, USA. It operates scheduled all-cargo services to North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East...
, an American airline - Polar AirlinesPolar AirlinesFor the American Cargo airline see: Polar Air CargoPolar Airlines is an airline based in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia. It operates passenger and cargo services.- History :The airline began operations in 1998...
, a Russian airline
See also
- Pole (disambiguation)
- Polarity (disambiguation)Polarity (disambiguation)Polarity may refer to:*Chemical polarity, a concept in chemistry which describes how equally bonding electrons are shared between atoms*Electrical polarity*Polarity , a physical alignment of atoms...
- Polarization (disambiguation)Polarization (disambiguation)Polarization or polarisation can refer to:-In the physical sciences:*Polarization , the orientation of oscillations in the plane perpendicular to a transverse wave's direction of travel which may include:...