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polar cap en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice.
   • Earth's polar caps may melt if global warming continues.
   • The southern polar cap of Mars consists of both carbon dioxide and water ice.

Forms

Relateds

ice sheet · ice cap

Translations (22)

ru поля́рная ша́пка (high-latitude region covered by ice) · hy բևեռային գլխարկ (high-latitude region covered by ice) · es capa de hielo (high-latitude region covered by ice) · es casquete polar (high-latitude region covered by ice) · pl polarna czapa lodowa (high-latitude region covered by ice) · de polare Eiskappe (high-latitude region covered by ice) · sk polárna čiapka (high-latitude region covered by ice) · de Polkappe (high-latitude region covered by ice) · is íshvel (high-latitude region covered by ice) · eu poloetako izotz-geruzak (high-latitude region covered by ice) · ja 極冠 (high-latitude region covered by ice) · be паля́рная ша́пка (high-latitude region covered by ice) · it calotta polare (high-latitude region covered by ice) · fi napajäätikkö (high-latitude region covered by ice) · fr inlandsis (high-latitude region covered by ice) · fr calotte polaire (high-latitude region covered by ice) · hi ध्रुवीय बर्फ टोपी (high-latitude region covered by ice) · pt calota polar (high-latitude region covered by ice) · id tudung es kutub (high-latitude region covered by ice) · ca casquet polar (high-latitude region covered by ice) · de Polarkappe (high-latitude region covered by ice) · fa کلاهک یخی (high-latitude region covered by ice)