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Look up: POLAR

  1. polar
    At one end or pole of the cell (e.g., a flagellum, spore inclusion, germ tube, etc.).
    Found on http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary

  2. polar
    [adj] - located at or near or coming from the earth`s poles 2. [adj] - of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles 3. [adj] - having a pair of equal and opposite charges
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. polar
    (Learning Modules / Chemistry / Polymers) When one end of a bond or molecule becomes slightly negative and the other end slightly positive.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. polar
    the performance curve of a glider showing rate of sink in feet per second plotted against equivalent air speed in knots. Category: Transport
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Polar
    Po'lar adjective [ Confer French polaire . See Pole of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar se...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/116

  6. Polar
    Po'lar noun (Conic Sections) The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curv...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/116

  7. polar
    Describes a feature or phenomenon occuring at the end (pole) of an object (such as a planet) or organism (such as an amoeba). ... <chemistry> Describes a molecular that has a permanent electric dipole. ... See: polar group. ... Compare: nonpolar, nonpolar groups. ... (12 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. polar
    adjective located at or near or coming from the earth`s poles; `polar diameter`; `polar zone`; `a polar air mass`; `Antarctica is the only polar continent`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. polar
    adjective having a pair of equal and opposite charges
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. polar
    adjective of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; `polar regions`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Polar
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. • (a.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coordinates. • (a.) Of or perta...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Polar
    Of the area around the poles.
    Found on http://www.robins-island.org/dolphins_gl

  13. polar
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pō′lăr Definitions: 1. Relating to a pole. 2. Having poles, said of certain nerve cells having one or more processes.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. Polar
    (artist) `Polar`, or `K`, is `Kjetil Dale Sagstad`, a Norwegian electronic music artist. He is originally from Meland in Norway, and grew up with his former musical partner Teebee. Together he started Subtitles Recordings, which Teebee now runs by himself. He currently lives in San Francisco....
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar

  15. Polar
    (cataclysmic variable) A `Polar` (also `AM Herculis Star`) is a type of cataclysmic variable binary star system with a very strong magnetic field. In most cataclysmic variables, matter from a main-sequence companion star is gravitationally stripped by a white dwarf star in the form of an accr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar

  16. Polar
    (spacecraft) `Polar` is a NASA satellite designed to study the Aurora. It is distinguished by its ability to image the Aurora in several wavelengths: visible light, ultraviolet (UV) light and X-rays. It was launched on 24 February 1996 into a highly elliptical orbit with apogee at 9 earth rad...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar

  17. Polar
    (album) `Polar` is the second album by The High Water Marks. It was released in 2007 on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. Track listing: All tracks written by Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset except where noted. # "Polar" – 5:09 # "The Leaves" – 4:...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar

  18. Polar
    (satellite) The Global Geospace Science (GGS) `Polar Satellite` was a NASA science spacecraft launched at 06:23:59.997 EST on February 24, 1996 aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7925-10 rocket from launch pad 2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, to observe the polar magnet...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar

  19. Polar
    (community) `Polar` is an unincorporated community located in the town of Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Polar is located on km--> east-northeast of Antigo, Wisconsin|Antigo. References:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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