polar circle

noun

Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.

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Meanings

nounpolar circle (plural polar circles)

plural polar circles

  1. geographyEither of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.

Translations

Catalan cercle polar
  • cercle polareither of the two parallels of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin 極圈 /极圈
  • 極圈 /极圈 (jíquān)either of the two parallels of the Earth
Czech polární kruh
  • polární kruheither of the two parallels of the Earth
Danish polarcirkel
  • polarcirkeleither of the two parallels of the Earth
Dutch poolcirkel
  • poolcirkeleither of the two parallels of the Earth
Esperanto polusa cirklo
  • polusa cirkloeither of the two parallels of the Earth
Estonian polaarjoon
  • polaarjooneither of the two parallels of the Earth
Finnish napapiiri
  • napapiirieither of the two parallels of the Earth
French cercle polaire
  • cercle polaireeither of the two parallels of the Earth
German Polarkreis
  • Polarkreiseither of the two parallels of the Earth
Italian circolo polare
  • circolo polareeither of the two parallels of the Earth
Korean 극권
  • 극권 (geukgwon)either of the two parallels of the Earth
Norwegian Bokmål polarsirkel
  • polarsirkeleither of the two parallels of the Earth
Polish koło podbiegunowe, krąg polarny
  • koło podbiegunoweeither of the two parallels of the Earth
  • krąg polarnyeither of the two parallels of the Earth
Portuguese círculo polar
  • círculo polareither of the two parallels of the Earth
Romanian cerc polar
  • cerc polareither of the two parallels of the Earth
Russian поля́рный круг
  • поля́рный круг (poljárnyj krug)either of the two parallels of the Earth
Spanish círculo polar
  • círculo polareither of the two parallels of the Earth
Swedish polcirkel
  • polcirkeleither of the two parallels of the Earth
Vietnamese vòng cực
  • vòng cựceither of the two parallels of the Earth
Cite this entry
APA

polar circle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20circle

MLA

“polar circle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20circle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polar circle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polar%20circle.

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