- 1connected with, or near the North or South Pole the polar regions polar ice polar explorers
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- 2(technology) connected with the pole (= the positive and negative ends) of a magnet polar attraction
- 3(formal) used to describe something that is the complete opposite of something else The parents' position is often the polar opposite of the child's.
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