Polar

Polar may refer to:

Science, technology, and mathematics

• Polar (satellite), a satellite launched by NASA in 1996
• Polar (cataclysmic variable), a strongly magnetic cataclysmic variable star system
• POLAR III and POLAR II, a pedestrian test dummy created by Honda, used to study pedestrian injuries in road traffic accidents
• Polar curve (aviation), a diagram that depicts the gliding performance of an aircraft
• Polar fleece, an insulating synthetic wool fabric
• Polar overdominance a form of genetic mutation
• Chemical polarity, a concept in chemistry which describes how equally bonding electrons are shared between atoms
• Mathematics
  • Pole and polar (a point and a line), a construction in geometry
  • Polar curve (a point and a curve), a generalization of a point and a line
  • Polar coordinate system, uses a central point and angles
  • Polar set, with respect to a bilinear pairing of vector spaces

Television, film, and music

• Polar (album), second album by the High Water Marks
• Polar (artist), Norwegian electronic music artist
• Polar Studios, music studio of ABBA in Sweden

Geography

• Pertaining to the Geographical pole, either of two fixed points on the surface of a spinning body or plant, at 90 degrees from the equator, based on the axis around which a body spins
• Pertaining to the Polar region, region within the polar circles, referred to as the Arctic and Antarctic

Places

• Polar, Wisconsin, town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States
• Polar (community), Wisconsin, unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States

Companies

• Polar Electro, a manufacturer of heart rate monitors
• Polar Air Cargo, an American airline
• Polar Airlines, a Russian airline

See also

• All pages with titles containing "Polar"
• Pole (disambiguation)
• Polarity (disambiguation)
• Polarization (disambiguation)