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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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
բեւեռային գլխարկ
(beweṙayin glxark)
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Basque:
poloetako izotz-geruzak
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Belarusian:
паля́рная ша́пка
(paljárnaja šápka)
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Catalan:
casquet polar
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Finnish:
napajäätikkö
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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French:
inlandsis
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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French:
calotte polaire
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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German:
polare Eiskappe
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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German:
Polkappe
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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German:
Polarkappe
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Hindi:
ध्रुवीय बर्फ टोपी
(dhruvīya barph ṭopī)
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Icelandic:
íshvel
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Indonesian:
tudung es kutub
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Italian:
calotta polare
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Japanese:
極冠
(kyokukan)
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Persian:
کلاهک یخی
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Polish:
polarna czapa lodowa
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Portuguese:
calota polar
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Russian:
поля́рная ша́пка
(poljárnaja šápka)
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Slovak:
polárna čiapka
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Spanish:
casquete polar
— high-latitude region covered by ice
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Spanish:
capa de hielo
— high-latitude region covered by ice