circumpolar

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
  2. adjective located or found throughout a polar region

Etymology

From circum- + polar.

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