The difference between Polar wander and Wander
When used as nouns, polar wander means the motion of a pole in relation to a fixed frame of reference, whereas wander means the act or instance of wandering.
Wander is also verb with the meaning: to move without purpose or specified destination.
check bellow for the other definitions of Polar wander and Wander
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Polar wander as a noun:
The motion of a pole in relation to a fixed frame of reference.
Examples:
"Polar wander can be used to measure the degree to which Earth's magnetic poles have been observed to move relative to the Earth's rotation axis."
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
Examples:
"to wander over the fields"
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
Examples:
"A writer wanders from his subject."
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To commit adultery.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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Wander as a noun:
The act or instance of wandering.
Examples:
"To go for a wander"