Polar

Polar
Polar Po"lar, n. (Conic Sections) The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curve so that the two tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar planes to surfaces of the second degree. [1913 Webster]

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  • polar — POLÁR, Ă, polari, e, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Privitor la cei doi poli1 ai Pământului, de la poli1, caracteristic polilor1; din regiunea sau din zona polilor1. ♢ Noapte polară = noapte de iarnă care se întâlneşte în regiunile situate dincolo de cercul… …   Dicționar Român

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  • polar — (adj.) 1550s, from M.L. polaris, from L. polus (see POLE (Cf. pole) (2)). Meaning directly opposite in character or tendency is attested from 1832. Polar bear first recorded 1781 …   Etymology dictionary

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