Meanings
nounpolar cap (plural polar caps)
plural polar caps
- astronomyA high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice.
Earth's polar caps may melt if global warming continues.
1 more example
The southern polar cap of Mars consists of both carbon dioxide and water ice.
Translations
Basque poloetako izotz-geruzak
- poloetako izotz-geruzakhigh-latitude region covered by ice
Catalan casquet polar
- casquet polarhigh-latitude region covered by ice
Finnish napajäätikkö
- napajäätikköhigh-latitude region covered by ice
French inlandsis, calotte polaire
- inlandsishigh-latitude region covered by ice
- calotte polairehigh-latitude region covered by ice
German polare Eiskappe, Polkappe
- polare Eiskappehigh-latitude region covered by ice
- Polkappehigh-latitude region covered by ice
- Polarkappehigh-latitude region covered by ice
Hindi ध्रुवीय बर्फ टोपी
- ध्रुवीय बर्फ टोपी (dhruvīya barph ṭopī)high-latitude region covered by ice
Icelandic íshvel
- íshvelhigh-latitude region covered by ice
Indonesian tudung es kutub
- tudung es kutubhigh-latitude region covered by ice
Italian calotta polare
- calotta polarehigh-latitude region covered by ice
Japanese 極冠
- 極冠 (kyokukan)high-latitude region covered by ice
Persian کلاهک یخی
- کلاهک یخیhigh-latitude region covered by ice
Polish polarna czapa lodowa
- polarna czapa lodowahigh-latitude region covered by ice
Portuguese calota polar
- calota polarhigh-latitude region covered by ice
Russian поля́рная ша́пка
- поля́рная ша́пка (poljárnaja šápka)high-latitude region covered by ice
Slovak polárna čiapka
- polárna čiapkahigh-latitude region covered by ice
Spanish casquete polar, capa de hielo
- casquete polarhigh-latitude region covered by ice
- capa de hielohigh-latitude region covered by ice
Cite this entry
APA
polar cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20cap
MLA
“polar cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polar cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20cap.
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