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Adjective polar has 6 senses
- polar - having a pair of equal and opposite charges
Antonym: uncharged (indirect, via charged)
- diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar - 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"
Antonym: same (indirect, via different)
- polar - 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"
- polar - of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions"
Antonyms: equatorial, tropical, tropic, pantropical, pantropic
- arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
Antonym: hot (indirect, via cold)
- pivotal, polar - 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"
Antonym: noncrucial (indirect, via crucial)
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