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interpolar

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

From Famous Men of Science by Bolton, Sarah K.

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.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various

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

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

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