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interpolar

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[in-ter-poh-ler] / ˌɪn tərˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

  1. connecting or being between poles.

    an interpolar flight.


Etymology

Origin of interpolar

First recorded in 1865–70; inter- + polar

Example Sentences

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Interpolar, in-tėr-pō′lar, adj. situated between or connecting the poles, as of a galvanic battery.

From Project Gutenberg

He succeeded, calling in the aid of his discovery of the effect of a long interpolar wire wrapped around a piece of soft iron.

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Exciting this electromagnet with a certain battery, it was found that the attraction was greatest when the shoes were pushed to about 15 millimeters, or about one-quarter of the interpolar distance, apart.

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This appears to have been subsequently forgotten, as we find later physicists questioning the possibility of the spark leaping over any interpolar distance.

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