POLAR
What does "POLAR" mean?
Relating to the North or South Pole, or to two directly opposite extremes.
Meanings
- Relating to or near the Earth's North or South Pole. Polar bears are perfectly suited to the frozen Arctic.
- Relating to a pole of a magnet, battery, or other system; having two opposite poles. Water is a polar molecule, with a positive and a negative end. technical
- Characterized by complete or extreme opposition. The two candidates held polar views on the issue. figurative
Did you know?
- Polar bears are not actually white: their skin is black and their fur is made of hollow, transparent hairs that only scatter light to look white.
Word origin
From Medieval Latin 'polaris', from Latin 'polus' (the end of an axis, pole of the sky), from Greek 'polos' (pivot, axis).
Remember it
POLAR points to a POLe - and to your POLar opposite at the far end of that axis.
A little poem
Black skin, clear-haired bear-
the white you see is only
light that lost its way.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why do the North and South Pole never settle their argument? They're polar opposites who refuse to meet in the middle.
What it teaches
Two extremes can share a single axis: opposites aren't unrelated, they're just the far ends of the same line.
Quick facts
What does POLAR mean?
Relating to the North or South Pole, or to two directly opposite extremes.
Is POLAR a valid word?
Yes — POLAR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is POLAR?
POLAR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does POLAR come from?
From Medieval Latin 'polaris', from Latin 'polus' (the end of an axis, pole of the sky), from Greek 'polos' (pivot, axis).
What can POLAR teach us?
Two extremes can share a single axis: opposites aren't unrelated, they're just the far ends of the same line.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.