Circumpolar \Cir`cum*po"lar\, a. [Pref. circum- + polar.] About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.
circumpolar adj 1: (of a celestial body) continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel; "a circumpolar star" 2: located or found throughout a polar region