circumpolaire
French, adjective/siʁ.kɔ̃.pɔ.lɛʁ/
circumpolaire is spelled C-I-R-C-U-M-P-O-L-A-I-R-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written French, the 175,987th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circumpolaire is a French adjective meaning “circumpolar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’environnement des pôles terrestres”.
What does circumpolaire mean in English?
adjective
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circumpolar
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’environnement des pôles terrestres. 2. Se dit d’un objet céleste dont le cercle diurne reste toujours au-dessus de l’horizon à une latitude donnée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of circumpolaire
- circumpolaires plural
- circompolaire
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circumpolaire?
- /siʁ.kɔ̃.pɔ.lɛʁ/
- \siʁ.kɔ̃.pɔ.lɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is circumpolaire in French?
circumpolaire appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).