adj. Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Surrounding one of the poles of the earth or of the heavens: as, a circumpolar sea; circumpolar stars.
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adj. (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel
adj. located or found throughout a polar region
Word Usage
"For one thing there has been a noticeable expansion of the great belt of dry, high-altitude polar winds - the so-called circumpolar vortex-that sweep from west to east around the top and bottom of the world."