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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmar polar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maɾ poˈlaɾ
"Os ursos polares caçam no gelo flutuante do mar polar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An ocean or sea situated in the polar regions, characterized by extensive ice cover and extreme cold temperatures.
"Navigating the polar sea requires specialized icebreaker vessels and careful monitoring of weather patterns." - 2
Historically, the hypothetical open body of water once theorized to surround the North Pole.
"Nineteenth-century explorers often searched for the elusive open polar sea in hopes of finding a navigable passage to Asia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'polar', derived from the New Latin 'polaris' (pertaining to the poles of the earth) based on the Greek 'polos' meaning pivot or axis, and 'sea', coming from the Old English 'sǣ' denoting a large body of salt water. First widely used in geographical and maritime exploration literature during the 19th century to describe the ice-bound oceans surrounding the Earth's geographical poles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Polar sea" is said worldwide
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mer polaire
Transliteration: mer po.lɛʁ
"La mer polaire abrite une faune unique adaptée au froid extrême."
Polarmeer
Transliteration: poˈlaːɐ̯ˌmeːɐ̯
"Das Polarmeer ist größtenteils mit Packeis bedeckt."
mare polare
Transliteration: ˈma.re poˈla.re
"Le ricerche scientifiche sul mare polare sono fondamentali per capire il clima."
mar polar
Transliteration: maɾ poˈlaɾ
"El mar polar experimenta cambios drásticos debido al calentamiento global."
mar polar
Transliteration: maɾ poˈlaɾ
"Os ursos polares caçam no gelo flutuante do mar polar."
ध्रुवीय सागर
Transliteration: dhruviya sagar
"ध्रुवीय सागर में तापमान अत्यधिक कम रहता है।"
极地海洋
Transliteration: jídì hǎiyáng
"极地海洋的生态系统非常脆弱。"
극지 바다
Transliteration: geukji bada
"극지 바다는 두꺼운 얼음으로 덮여 있습니다."
極海
Transliteration: kyokukai
"極海の環境は地球温暖化の影響を強く受けている。"
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