circumpolar

[ sur-kuhm-poh-ler ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

around or near a pole, as of the earth.

Origin of circumpolar

First recorded in 1680–90; circum- + polar

Words nearby circumpolar

circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscribed

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Example sentences from the Web for circumpolar

"They are the highest mountains in the circumpolar regions," replied Barbican.
All Around the Moon|Jules Verne
Alces machlis, the Elk or Moose, is a circumpolar species with palmated antlers and is of large size.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The seasons, again, are less marked in the tropics than in temperate and circumpolar climates.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898|Various
Bones of the musk-ox found in the frozen soil of Siberia indicate that it formerly had a circumpolar distribution.
North America|Israel C. Russell

When are the circumpolar constellations visible in northern latitudes?
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, March 1883|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

British Dictionary definitions for circumpolar

circumpolar

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈpəʊlə) /

adjective

(of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface

surrounding or located at or near either of the earth's poles

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Scientific definitions for circumpolar

circumpolar

[ sûr′kəm-pō′lər ]

Located or found in one of Earth's polar regions.

Denoting a star that from a given observer's latitude does not go below the horizon during its diurnal motion. The closer an observer is to one of the poles, the greater the portion of the sky that contains circumpolar stars. At the pole itself, all stars are circumpolar.

单词	circumpolar
释义	circumpolar [ sur-kuhm-poh-ler ] / ˌsɜr kəmˈpoʊ lər / adjective around or near a pole, as of the earth. Origin of circumpolar First recorded in 1680–90; circum- + polar Words nearby circumpolar circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscribed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circumpolar "They are the highest mountains in the circumpolar regions," replied Barbican. All Around the Moon\|Jules Verne Alces machlis, the Elk or Moose, is a circumpolar species with palmated antlers and is of large size. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The seasons, again, are less marked in the tropics than in temperate and circumpolar climates. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898\|Various Bones of the musk-ox found in the frozen soil of Siberia indicate that it formerly had a circumpolar distribution. North America\|Israel C. Russell When are the circumpolar constellations visible in northern latitudes? The Chautauquan, Vol. III, March 1883\|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle British Dictionary definitions for circumpolar circumpolar / (ˌsɜːkəmˈpəʊlə) / adjective (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface surrounding or located at or near either of the earth's poles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for circumpolar circumpolar [ sûr′kəm-pō′lər ] Located or found in one of Earth's polar regions. Denoting a star that from a given observer's latitude does not go below the horizon during its diurnal motion. The closer an observer is to one of the poles, the greater the portion of the sky that contains circumpolar stars. At the pole itself, all stars are circumpolar. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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