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Webster 1913 Edition

Circumpolar

Cirˊcum-po′lar

,
Adj.
[Pref.
circum-
+
polar
.]
About the pole; – applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting;
as,
circumpolar
stars
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Circumpolar

CIRCUMPOLAR

,
Adj.
About the pole; an appellation given to stars, which are so near the north pole, as to revolve round it without setting. The number of these depends on the latitude of the spectator. We apply it to the north polar region and stars, but the word is applicable to either pole.

Definition 2024

circumpolar

circumpolar

English

Circumpolar stars in a 30 min. exposure

Adjective

circumpolar ‎(not comparable)

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

Translations

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧po‧lar

Adjective

circumpolar m, f ‎(plural circumpolares, comparable)

  1. circumpolar (located throughout a polar region)

Etymology

circum- +‎ polar

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