interpolar

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adjective

between poles

OriginEnglish polar ← Late Latin polāri ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterpolar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebetween poles

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  10. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  11. Latinpolus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Late Latinpolāri
  15. Englishpolar
  16. Englishinterpolar

From inter- + polar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

interporalPontarlier
Cite this entry
APA

interpolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpolar

MLA

“interpolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpolar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interpolar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpolar.

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