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CIRCUMPOLAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Located or found throughout a polar region
Classified under:
Similar:
polar (of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
Example:
a circumpolar star
Classified under:
Similar:
seeable; visible (capable of being seen; or open to easy view)
