circumpolar

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   located or found throughout a polar region

   The word circumpolar appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

2. 2
   adj

   (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel

   a circumpolar star

3. 3
   adj

   Located or found throughout a polar region.

   The word circumpolar appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

From circum- + polar.

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