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circumpolar

UK/ˌsɜː.kʌmˈpəʊ.lə//ˌsɝ.kʌmˈpoʊ.lɚ/

circumpolar adjective: located or found throughout a polar region.

circumpolar: located or found throughout a polar region
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Adjective

circumpolar (not comparable)

  1. Located or found throughout a polar region.
  2. Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
    • a circumpolar star

circumpolar meaning in Tamil and Persian

circumpolar in Tamil

சுற்றுத் துருவ, துருவத்தைச் சுற்றிய

circumpolar in Persian

located or found throughout a polar region
پیراقطبی pirâqotbi

Origin of circumpolar

From circum- + polar.

Words formed from circumpolar

Words that rhyme with circumpolar

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Questions about circumpolar

What does circumpolar mean?
Circumpolar means located or found throughout a polar region.
What is circumpolar in Tamil?
Circumpolar in Tamil is சுற்றுத் துருவ, துருவத்தைச் சுற்றிய. See Circumpolar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is circumpolar?
Circumpolar is an adjective.
How do you pronounce circumpolar?
Circumpolar is pronounced /ˌsɜː.kʌmˈpəʊ.lə/ (UK).

Words near circumpolar in the dictionary

  1. circumplasm
  2. circumplasmatic
  3. circumplex
  4. circumplexes
  5. circumplical
  6. circumpolar
  7. circumpolarity
  8. circumpolarly
  9. circumpolloid
  10. circumpose
  11. circumposed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circumpolar (page history and authors); circumpolar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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