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Definition: Circumpolar |
CircumpolarAdjective1. (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel; "a circumpolar star". 2. Located or found throughout a polar region. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "circumpolar" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references) |
Note: Circumpolar \Cir`cum*po"lar\, adjective. [Prefix circum- polar.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: Circumpolar |
| English words defined with "circumpolar": alpine bearberry, Arctostaphylos alpina ♦ black bearberry ♦ Falco rusticolus ♦ lemming ♦ Podiceps grisegena ♦ red fox, red-necked grebe ♦ Vulpes vulpes. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "circumpolar": polar vortex. (references) |
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| "Circumpolar" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Circumpolar" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
circumpolar constellation | 9 |
circumpolar star | 8 |
circumpolar | 6 |
inuit circumpolar conference | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "circumpolar"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 极地周围. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | cirkumpolar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | circumpolair. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | taivaannavan läheisyydessä oleva, sirkumpolaarinen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | circumpolaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zirkumpolar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πέριξ του πόλου, περιπολικός, παραπόλιος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | circumpolare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 周極星 (circumpolar star). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅうきょくせい (circumpolar star). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ircumpolarcay circum-polar. (various references) circumpolar. (various references) cirkumpolär. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Circumpolar" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: circumpolarly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "circumpolar" (pronounced 'Cir`cum*po"lar'): Alar, Antisolar, Apolar, Astylar, Bifilar, bipolar, Bolar, Cellar, Cyclostylar, dollar, Encollar, filar, hilar, interstellar, lunisolar, medlar, Medullar, Mullar, Patellar, Poplar, Praemolar, Premolar, Rostellar, scalar, Stilar, Subcellar, Subpolar, Substylar, Supersolar, unifilar, unipolar, Velar, Volar, Zinco-polar. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-l-m-o-p-r-r-u" | |
-3 letters: circular, coumaric, picloram, proclaim, procural. | |
-4 letters: calcium, caloric, clamour, comical, copular, crucial, morular, oilcamp, parlour, primula. | |
-5 letters: armour, calico, capric, caroli, carrom, clamor, copalm, copula, corium, corral, crural, cupola, cupric, curari, curial, larrup, lipoma, lorica, morula, ocular, oilcup, ourari, parlor, picaro, primal, ricrac, upcoil, uproar, uracil. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-l-m-o-p-r-r-u" | |
+4 letters: ultramicroscope. | |
+5 letters: ultramicroscopes, ultramicroscopic. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101001 01110010 01100011 01110101 01101101 01110000 01101111 01101100 01100001 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C i r c u m p o l a r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0069 0072 0063 0075 006D 0070 006F 006C 0061 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3775846987798281786784 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , chinês, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonés, japansk |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonés, japansk |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, portugués, portugis |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk |
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