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  • 21polar — [pō′lər] adj. [ML polaris < L polus: see POLE2] 1. a) of, relating to, or near the North or South pole b) coming from the region near the North or South pole 2. of a pole or poles 3. having polarity …

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  • 22Polar 8 — The Polar 8 Project was a Canadian shipbuilding project based upon a class of 167 metre, 101,000 horsepower, diesel electric powered high endurance icebreakers (polar class PC 1) intended for the Canadian Coast Guard. The project was developed as …

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  • 23polar — ► adjetivo 1 GEOGRAFÍA Del polo o de los polos terrestres. 2 METEOROLOGÍA Que tiene alguna de las propiedades del polo o los polos: ■ hacía un frío polar. * * * polar adj. Del polo o de los polos. ⇒ Circumpolar. V. «círculo polar, estrella polar» …

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  • 24polar — 1. polar [ pɔlar ] n. • 1952; de polarisé ♦ Arg. scol. Personne complètement absorbée par ses études. « des “polars” à l esprit étroit et aux mœurs surannées » (Le Point, 1988). polar 2. polar [ pɔlar ] n. m. • v. 1968; de (roman) policier et… …

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  • 25polar — I. adjective Etymology: New Latin polaris, from Latin polus pole Date: 1551 1. a. of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it b. coming from or having the characteristics of such a region c. (1) passing over a celestial body s… …

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  • 26Polar — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Polard. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Polar », sur …

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  • 27polar — 1 adj. a of or near a pole of the earth or a celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. b (of a species or variety) living in the north polar region. 2 having magnetic polarity. 3 a (of a molecule) having a positive charge at one end and a… …

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  • 28Polar — Проверить нейтральность. На странице обсуждения должны быть подробности …

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  • 29polar — [[t]po͟ʊlə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Polar means near the North and South Poles. ...the rigours of life in the polar regions... There was a period of excessive warmth which melted some of the polar ice. ...polar explorers. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Polar is used …

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  • 30polar — i. An air mass with characteristics developed over high latitudes, especially within subpolar highs. Continental and maritime are two types of polar air masses. See polar air mass. ii. The parameters plotted on polar coordinates. See polar… …

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