poland
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～ a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
Polanisia
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～ widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length
Polanisia dodecandra
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～ strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
Polanisia graveolens
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～ strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
polar circle
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～ a line of latitude at the north or south poles
polar coordinate
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～ either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole
polar opposition
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～ an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles
polar bear
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～ white bear of Arctic regions
polar front
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～ the front of an advancing mass of colder air
polar hare
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～ a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter
polar body
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～ a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
polar glacier
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～ a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles
polar
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～ having a pair of equal and opposite charges
polar
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～ of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions"
polar
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～ extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
polar
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～ characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
polar
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～ 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"
polar
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～ being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
polarimeter
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～ an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
Polaris
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～ the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it