circumpolar

• مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِالمِنْطَقَةِ المُحِيطَةِ بِالقُطْبِ الشَّمَالِيِّ أَوْ الجَنُوبِيِّ أَوْ وَاقِعٌ فِيهَا.

Relating to or located in the region around the North or South Pole.

1. Continually visible above the horizonC2formalscientific

   Describing a celestial body that, from a given latitude, never sets and remains visible throughout its entire daily orbit around the celestial pole.

   نجم أبدي الظهور

   • In northern Canada, Polaris is a circumpolar star.
   • Many constellations in the far north are circumpolar.
   • The Southern Cross is not circumpolar for most northern observers.

2. Located in a polar regionC1formalscientific

   Found or occurring in the area surrounding the North or South Pole.

   قُطْبي مُحيط

   • The Arctic fox is a circumpolar species.
   • Circumpolar winds influence the climate of Antarctica.
   • Scientists study circumpolar ecosystems to understand climate change.

   المرادفاتantarcticarcticpolar