Synonyms: polar
Definition: having a pair of equal and opposite charges
Similar words: charged
Definition: of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
Usage: charged particles; a charged battery
Definition: being of crucial importance
Usage: a pivotal event; Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions- Henry Kissinger; the polar events of this study; a polar principal
Similar words: crucial, important
Definition: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
Usage: a crucial moment in his career; a crucial election; a crucial issue for women
Synonyms: arctic, icy, glacial, frigid, gelid, polar
Definition: extremely cold
Usage: an arctic climate; a frigid day; gelid waters of the North Atlantic; glacial winds; icy hands; polar weather
Similar words: cold
Definition: having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
Usage: a cold climate; a cold room; dinner has gotten cold; cold fingers; if you are cold, turn up the heat; a cold beer
Synonyms: diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar
Definition: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
Usage: in diametric contradiction to his claims; diametrical (or opposite) points of view; opposite meanings; extreme and indefensible polar positions
Similar words: different
Definition: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Usage: took different approaches to the problem; came to a different conclusion; different parts of the country; on different sides of the issue; this meeting was different from the earlier one
Synonyms: polar
Definition: of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
Usage: polar regions
Similar words: circumpolar
Definition: located or found throughout a polar region
Similar words: Arctic, north-polar
Definition: of or relating to the Arctic
Usage: the Arctic summer
Similar words: Antarctic, south-polar
Definition: at or near the south pole