polar

Adjective
  1. Having a pair of equal and opposite charges (synset 300359900)
    similar to: charged - of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
  2. Characterized by opposite extremes;
    Completely opposed (synset 302073716)
    "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
    similar to: different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
    same as: diametric, diametrical, opposite
  3. Located at or near or coming from the earth's poles (synset 302848890)
    "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"
  4. Of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles (synset 302453215)
    "polar regions"
    similar to:
  5. Extremely cold (synset 301255223)
    "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
    similar to: cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
    same as: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy
  6. Being of crucial importance (synset 300659530)
    "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
    similar to: crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
    same as: pivotal

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