cir|cum|po|lar

cir|cum|po|lar
cir|cum|po|lar «SUR kuhm POH luhr», adjective.
1. around the North or South Pole: »

circumpolar seas.

2. revolving around either pole of the heavens without sinking below the horizon: »

a circumpolar star. The midnight sun is an example of a circumpolar object (Robert H. Baker).


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