Circumpolar Definition
sûrkəm-pōlər
adjective
Surrounding or near either pole of the earth.
Webster's New World
Located or found in one of the Polar Regions.
American Heritage
Denoting a star that from a given observer's latitude never sets below the horizon.
American Heritage
Moving around either of the celestial poles.
Webster's New World
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Wiktionary
Origin of Circumpolar
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circum- + polar
From Wiktionary
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