CIRCUMPOLAR


Meaning of CIRCUMPOLAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsər-k ə m-ˈpō-lər ]

adjective

Date: 1686

1. : continually visible above the horizon

a circumpolar star

2. : surrounding or found in the vicinity of a terrestrial pole

a circumpolar current

circumpolar species

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.