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Meanings of polar in English
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polar Of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles.
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Type of cataclysmic variable binary star system.
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Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed.
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Examples for "icy"
Examples for "icy"
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But the most immediate threat to public safety involvessnow and icy conditions.
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The turmoil in Mr. Bosengate increased; he remarked in an icy voice:
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Four other workers were given medical treatment after falling into icy waters.
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Tabrina's upraised eyebrows and icy stare answered far more clearly than words.
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The course was icy and real fast and that caused some danger.
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Overnight, Saturday's sleet had given way to clear skies and arctic cold.
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Clothes were unknown, save as protection against cold in the arctic regions.
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The tropical and arctic areas have wonderful displays and interactive learning stations.
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I had noticed several pairs of arctic terns feeding and passing food.
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That only came from cold water funneling down from the arctic currents.
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Jagr released a blast of frigid power, knocking the charging animals backwards.
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The frigid cap of the north was nothing in comparison with it.
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Beauty is a state of war, a frigid blank zone under siege.
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The frigid February air felt good as it rushed into the room.
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Even then you would be swimming in the notoriously frigid Baltic Sea.
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Sea levels will rise due to thermal expansion and melting glacial ice.
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Blake had been immersed in the glacial water for over fifty minutes.
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Blusson understood the significance of glacial movement during the last ice age.
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It is in fact the first glacial feature northbound hikers come across.
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The glacial water would then be piped to ships and sold overseas.
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Fire made their gelid frames less able to bear the cold weather
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Under a grey sky, glooming to purple, the gelid water writhed nakedly.
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Upon its gelid surface I saw my own reflection, Bluebeard distorted.
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Marianne is now crying quietly, gelid tears streaming down her face.
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To one side the Malaz River flowed dark and gelid within its stone banks.
Usage of polar in English
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These time comparisons suggested recent Hg increase in East Greenland polar bears.
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A polar vortex across the midwest and northeast didn't exactly help business.
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A road sign warns of polar bear danger on the entire island.
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The polar influence reaches only a short distance into our continent, however.
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Human refuges now confined entirely to highland areas and the polar regions.
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High barometric pressure is associated with cold air from the polar regions.
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Thus the polar reservoirs are despoiled in the act of being opened.
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Peary found reindeer in plenty on the shores of the polar sea.
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An index pointer is fastened to the base of the polar axis.
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Video Journalist: Laura Foster Read more: Attenborough polar ship leaves construction yard
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Averting this crisis required the spreading of dark soil on polar caps.
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They left on April 24, with the polar autumn hardening into winter.
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Loading significantly increased regenerate bone volume and average polar moment of inertia.
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At the top of the list for polar dangers is the weather.
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The problem of ventilation in polar regions still remains to be solved.
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Trump also represents the polar opposite of golf's crusty, oft-criticised membership culture.
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