circumpolar

English

Circumpolar stars in a 30 min. exposure

Etymology

circum- +‎ polar

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

located or found throughout a polar region

• Ido: cirkumpola (io)
• Persian: پیراقطبی (pīrāγotbī)
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• Polish: okołobiegunowy (pl)
• Portuguese: circumpolar

continually visible above the horizon

• Polish: okołobiegunowy (pl)
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• Swedish: cirkumpolär (sv)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧po‧lar

Adjective

1. circumpolar (located throughout a polar region)

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Spanish

Adjective

circumpolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural circumpolares)

1. circumpolar