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[ˈpəʊlə], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- relating to the North or South Pole
(e.g: the polar regions)
- having electrical or magnetic polarity
- directly opposite in character or tendency
(e.g: depression and its polar opposite, mania)
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Origin
:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin polaris ‘heavenly’, from Latin polus ‘end of an axis’ (see pole)
[ˈpəʊlə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the straight line joining the two points at which tangents from a fixed point touch a conic section
- a variable binary star which emits strongly polarized light, one component being a strongly magnetic white dwarf
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin polaris ‘heavenly’, from Latin polus ‘end of an axis’ (see pole)
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