Poland |
a central European country on the Baltic Sea between Germany, Ukraine, and Belarus. |
Poland China |
one of a North American breed of large black hogs with white markings. |
polar |
of, pertaining to, or near one end of the axis of a spherical body, esp. the North Pole or South Pole of the earth. [3 definitions] |
polar bear |
a large white bear that lives in arctic regions. |
polar circle |
either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle. |
polarimeter |
an instrument for measuring the degree of polarization of light. [2 definitions] |
Polaris |
a variable binary star near the north celestial pole in the constellation Ursa Minor, having a magnitude of 2.1; North Star. |
polariscope |
an instrument used to view, measure, or analyze polarized light, or through which to view things in polarized light. |
polarity |
the state or condition of having positive and negative poles or of being oriented toward a particular pole. [2 definitions] |
polarization |
a condition, or production of a condition, in which similar vibrations of light waves or the like move in one plane or direction. [2 definitions] |
polarize |
to cause similar vibrations of (light waves or the like) to move in one plane or direction. [3 definitions] |
polar night |
in polar regions, the time of the year when the sun does not rise above the horizon, esp. a period of 24 hours or more when there is no twilight. |
Polaroid |
trademark for a substance able to polarize light passing through it, used to reduce glare. [2 definitions] |
Pole |
a native or citizen of Poland, or a descendant thereof. |
pole1 |
a long, often narrow cylindrical post or rod made of metal, wood, or the like. [4 definitions] |
pole2 |
either of the two ends of the axis of a spherical body such as the earth, or either of the regions around the earth's North and South Poles. [4 definitions] |
poleax |
a long-handled weapon combining ax, hammer, and spearpoint, used in battle in the Middle Ages. [3 definitions] |
pole bean |
any vinelike variety of bean that can twine upward around a pole, stake, trellis, or the like. (Cf. bush bean.) |
polecat |
a dark-furred carnivorous mammal of the weasel family found in Eurasia and northern Africa. [2 definitions] |
polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. [3 definitions] |
polemical |
adopting a controversial or disputatious position. |