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adj
Having north and south magnetic poles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adj
Possessing a dipole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adjective
having equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles having opposite signs and separated by a small distance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English di- Proto-Indo-European *kwel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kwól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English dipolar From di- + polar.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
