circumpolar

English

Circumpolar stars in a 30 min. exposure

Etymology

From circum- + polar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

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

Alternative forms

  • circunpolar

Etymology

From circum- + polar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũ.poˈlaʁ/ [sih.kũ.poˈlah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /siɾ.kũ.poˈlaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũ.poˈlaʁ/ [siχ.kũ.poˈlaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siɻ.kũ.poˈlaɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /siɾ.kũ.puˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /siɾ.kũ.puˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧po‧lar

Adjective

circumpolar m or f (plural circumpolares)

  1. circumpolar (located throughout a polar region)
  2. (astronomy) circumpolar

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French circumpolaire.

Adjective

circumpolar m or n (feminine singular circumpolară, masculine plural circumpolari, feminine and neuter plural circumpolare)

  1. circumpolar

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From circun- + polar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumpoˈlaɾ/ [θiɾ.kũm.poˈlaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɾkumpoˈlaɾ/ [siɾ.kũm.poˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cir‧cum‧po‧lar

Adjective

circumpolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural circumpolares)

  1. (astronomy, etc.) circumpolar

Further reading

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