極きょく距きょ離りきょくきょりMeanings1nounpolar distanceAstronomical term: the angular distance of a celestial body from the celestial pole, measured along the hour circle.極きょく距きょ離りは天てんの北ほっ極きょくから天てん体たいまでの角かく度どを表あらわす。Polar distance represents the angle from the north celestial pole to a celestial body.