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['pəʊlə(r)]aggettivo geogr. el. [icecap, region, bear] polare; [ attraction] (one) del polo; (both) dei poli, polare* * ** * *polar /ˈpəʊlə(r)/A a.1 (geogr., astron., fis., ecc.) polare: (mat.) polar coordinate, coordinata polare; polar circle, circolo polare; polar distance, distanza polare; polar bear, orso polare; orso bianco2 (fig.) antitetico; diametralmente opposto; del tutto diversoB n.(geom.) retta polare; (la) polare● polar cap, calotta polare □ (tess.) polar fleece, pile □ (zool.) polar hare, lepre artica □ polar lights, aurora boreale; aurora australe □ (miss.) polar orbit, orbita polare □ (miss.) polar satellite, satellite in orbita polare □ polar seas, mari artici □ (geol.) polar wandering, migrazione dei poli.* * *['pəʊlə(r)]aggettivo geogr. el. [icecap, region, bear] polare; [ attraction] (one) del polo; (both) dei poli, polare
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