polar opposite
41opposite — 1. adjective 1) the opposite page Syn: facing, opposing, reverse 2) opposite views Syn: conflicting, contrasting, incompatible, irreconcilable, antithetical, contradictory, clashing, contrary …
42opposite — Synonyms and related words: across, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, against, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antithetical, antonym, antonymous, at… …
43polar — /poh leuhr/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the North or South Pole. 2. of or pertaining to the pole of any sphere, a magnet, an electric cell, etc. 3. opposite in character or action: The two have personalities that are polar. 4. capable of… …
44polar — adjective 1) polar regions Syn: Arctic, Antarctic, circumpolar, Nearctic 2) polar conditions Syn: cold, freezing, icy, glacial, chilly, gelid, hypothermic 3) …
45Polar see-saw — The Polar see saw or Antarctic climate anomaly is the phenomenon that temperature changes in Antarctica are usually of the opposite sign to temperature changes elsewhere in the rest of the world.The most likely explanation is that the snow and… …
46polar — adj. Polar is used with these nouns: ↑circle, ↑desert, ↑exploration, ↑explorer, ↑extreme, ↑latitude, ↑opposite, ↑region …
47polar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. extreme, ultimate, farthest, outermost; magnetic, attracting; polarized; cold, frigid, icy, frozen. See opposition. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning polar regions] Syn. extreme, terminal,… …
48polar — adjective 1》 relating to a pole or poles, in particular the North or South Pole or their adjacent area. 2》 Physics & Chemistry having an electrical or magnetic field. 3》 directly opposite in character or tendency: polar opposites. noun Geometry… …
49polar — po•lar [[t]ˈpoʊ lər[/t]] adj. 1) geo of or pertaining to the North or South Pole 2) elm of or pertaining to any pole, as of a sphere, a magnet, or an electric cell 3) opposite in character or action 4) chem. capable of ionizing, as NaCl, HCl, or… …
50polar transmission — A method of transmitting teletypewriter signals, whereby the marking signal is represented by direct current flowing in one direction and the spacing signal is represented by an equal current flowing in the opposite direction. In tone… …
