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Mendel
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noun
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
polar
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adjective
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
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adjective
(= diametric, diametrical, opposite)
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
in diametric contradiction to his claims
diametrical (or opposite) points of view
opposite meanings
extreme and indefensible polar positions
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adjective
of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
polar regions
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adjective
located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
polar diameter
polar zone
a polar air mass
Antarctica is the only polar continent
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adjective
(= pivotal)
being of crucial importance
a pivotal event
Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions
— Henry Kissinger
the polar events of this study
a polar principal
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adjective
(= arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy)
extremely cold
an arctic climate
a frigid day
gelid waters of the North Atlantic
glacial winds
icy hands
polar weather
station
Noun
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A station is a place where many trains or buses stop and people buy tickets and get on.
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A station is a place where a person stays in one place and works.
station
Verb
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If you station someone, you place them to do a task.