of or relating to the areas south of the Arctic and north of the Antarctic
subpolar in American English
(sʌbˈpoulər)
adjective
1.
subantarctic
2.
subarctic
Word origin
[1820–30; sub- + polar]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, analogue, insider, takeoff, tetrapodsub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subpolar' in a sentence
subpolar
The glaciers and subpolar forests are natural attractions to be explored on trips ashore.