| ADJECTIVE | all | polar | having a pair of equal and opposite charges |
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| all | polar, diametric, diametrical, opposite | characterized by opposite extremes / extremes | |
| pert | polar | located at or near or coming from the earth's poles | |
| all | polar | of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles | |
| all | polar, arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy | extremely cold | |
| all | polar, pivotal | being of crucial importance |
| Sounds | pow'ler | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | Having a pair of equal and opposite charges. | |
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| Broader | charged | Of a particle or body or system |
| Spanish | bipolar | |
| Catalan | bipolar | |
| Nouns | polarity | having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) |
| pole | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | |
| Meaning | Characterized by opposite extremes / extremes; completely opposed. | |
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| Example | "extreme and indefensible polar positions" | |
| Synonyms | diametric, diametrical, opposite | |
| Broader | different | Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
| Spanish | diametral, opuesto | |
| Nouns | polarity | a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies |
| pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions | |
| Meaning | Located at or near or coming from the earth's poles. | |
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| Adjectives | bipolar | of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions |
| Nouns | pole | one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface |
| Meaning | Of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles. | |
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| Example | "polar regions" | |
| Narrower | circumpolar | Located or found throughout a polar region |
| north-polar, Arctic | Of or relating to the Arctic | |
| south-polar, Antarctic | At or near the south pole | |
| Opposite | equatorial | Of or existing at or near the geographic equator |
| Spanish | polar | |
| Catalan | polar | |
| Nouns | pole | one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface |
| Meaning | Extremely cold. | |
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| Example | "polar weather" | |
| Synonyms | arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy | |
| Broader | cold | Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration |
| Spanish | ártica, ártico, gélido, glacial, polar | |
| Catalan | àrtic, gèlid, geliu, glacial, polar | |
| Meaning | Of crucial importance. | |
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| Synonym | pivotal | |
| Broader | crucial, important | Of extreme / extreme importance |
| Spanish | básico, central, crucial, elemental, esencial, fundamental, primordial | |
| Catalan | bàsic, central, de màxima importància, elemental, essencial, fonamental, primordial | |
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