"polar cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polar caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} polar cap (plural polar caps)
  1. (planetology) A high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice. Categories (topical): Planetology Related terms: ice cap, ice sheet Translations (high-latitude region covered by ice): բևեռային գլխարկ (beweṙayin glxark) (Armenian), poloetako izotz-geruzak (Basque), паля́рная ша́пка (paljárnaja šápka) (Belarusian), casquet polar (Catalan), napajäätikkö (Finnish), inlandsis (French), calotte polaire (French), polare Eiskappe [feminine] (German), Polkappe [feminine] (German), Polarkappe [feminine] (German), ध्रुवीय बर्फ टोपी (dhruvīya barph ṭopī) (Hindi), íshvel (Icelandic), tudung es kutub (Indonesian), calotta polare (Italian), 極冠 (kyokukan) (alt: きょくかん) (Japanese), کلاهک یخی (Persian), polarna czapa lodowa (Polish), calota polar (Portuguese), поля́рная ша́пка (poljárnaja šápka) [feminine] (Russian), polárna čiapka (Slovak), casquete polar (Spanish), capa de hielo (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "calotta polare"
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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "極冠"
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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "کلاهک یخی"
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      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "polarna czapa lodowa"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "calota polar"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poljárnaja šápka",
      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "поля́рная ша́пка"
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "polárna čiapka"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "high-latitude region covered by ice",
      "word": "casquete polar"
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