English Explanatory Dictionary

circumpolar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Located or found throughout a polar region.
  2. Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

circumpolar

Etymology

From circum- + polar.

Derived words

noncircumpolar
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