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polar cap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, planetology

Examples

  • Earth's polar caps may melt if global warming continues.
  • The southern polar cap of Mars consists of both carbon dioxide and water ice.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բեւեռային գլխարկ (beweṙayin glxark) — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Basque: poloetako izotz-geruzak — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Belarusian: паля́рная ша́пка (paljárnaja šápka) — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Catalan: casquet polar — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Finnish: napajäätikkö — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • French: inlandsis — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • French: calotte polaire — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • German: polare Eiskappe — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • German: Polkappe — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • German: Polarkappe — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Hindi: ध्रुवीय बर्फ टोपी (dhruvīya barph ṭopī) — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Icelandic: íshvel — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Indonesian: tudung es kutub — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Italian: calotta polare — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Japanese: 極冠 (kyokukan) — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Persian: کلاهک یخی — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Polish: polarna czapa lodowa — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Portuguese: calota polar — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Russian: поля́рная ша́пка (poljárnaja šápka) — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Slovak: polárna čiapka — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Spanish: casquete polar — high-latitude region covered by ice
  • Spanish: capa de hielo — high-latitude region covered by ice