亚洲网紅露点

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polar

[ poh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the North or South Pole.
  2. of or relating to the pole of any sphere, a magnet, an electric cell, etc.
  3. opposite in character or action:

    The two have personalities that are polar.

  4. capable of ionizing, as NaCl, HCl, or NaOH; electrolytic; heteropolar.
  5. central; pivotal:

    the polar provision of the treaty.

  6. analogous to the polestar as a guide; guiding:

    a polar precept.



polar

/ 藞辫蓹蕣濒蓹 /

adjective

  1. situated at or near, coming from, or relating to either of the earth's poles or the area inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles

    polar regions

  2. having or relating to a pole or poles
  3. pivotal or guiding in the manner of the Pole Star
  4. directly opposite, as in tendency or character
  5. chem
    1. Alsoheteropolar (of a molecule or compound) being or having a molecule in which there is an uneven distribution of electrons and thus a permanent dipole moment

      water has polar molecules

    2. (of a crystal or substance) being or having a crystal that is bound by ionic bonds

      sodium chloride forms polar crystals

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

polar

  1. Relating to a pole, such as the pole of a magnet or one of the electrodes of an electrolytic cell.
  2. Relating to the North Pole or the South Pole of Earth, or analogous regions of another planet.
  3. Relating to a molecule or substance that has polar bonds.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补苍顎卼颈路辫辞顎僱补谤 adjective
  • 迟谤补苍蝉路辫辞顎僱补谤 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of polar1

From the Medieval Latin word 辫辞濒腻谤颈蝉, dating back to 1545鈥55. See pole 2, -ar 1
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This will sweep southwards, introducing cooler air from the polar regions.

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Those almost always begin with bringing awareness to a species, as has apparently happened with polar bears and honeybees.

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As a spiritually inclined, politically committed itinerant, John is Hester鈥檚 polar opposite, poking at her beliefs with the earnestness of a college student drunk on Howard Zinn.

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Their parenting styles, on the other hand, are "polar opposite" she says.

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As production designer for 21 films, Carter oversaw the artists, carpenters, effects wizards, set designers 鈥 nearly every visual aspect, from velociraptors to runaway polar trains.

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