pole
- noun
- /poʊl/
- The electrical current flows from the positive to the negative pole of the battery.
- magnetic pole
- magnet pole
- opposite poles
The first possibility is that there's just a movement of sort of electromagnetic poles.
- The first possibility is that there's just a movement of sort of electromagnetic poles.
- And we can feel this magnet pole to that person.
Examples
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The particle's North Pole is toward your head, its South Pole is toward your feet.
Fiction book (1991) -
Did you put the right address on the envelope when you sent it to the North Pole?
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White snow and ice at the poles reflect sunlight, but dark ocean absorbs it.
Blog text (3) -
This photogram was taken at the magnetic North Pole... in Svalbard... kingdom of the ice bears.
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Radio waves zoom outward from the magnetic poles in a narrow beam.
Academic text (2001) -
The scientist demonstrated how a compass points towards the Earth's magnetic poles.
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When experimenting with the magnet, I noticed that the positive pole attracted the metal filings.
Synonyms
The end of a wire or a point where an electric connection is made
An end of a magnet where its force is strongest
Idioms
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
Compounds
A long thin rod used to catch fish by holding a line and throwing it into the water
A tall carved wooden post made by northwest coast native people showing family or legend figures
A point on Earth where the force that makes compasses point goes straight down or up
- UK
A long thin pole with a pointed metal tip that skiers use to help balance and push on snow
- Specialized
One of the two points in the sky where the line Earth spins around seems to meet the stars
A pole with red and white spiral stripes that shows where people get haircuts or shaves
- Specialized
The end of a battery marked with a minus sign that connects to the black wire
- Specialized
A point in the sky above Earth's North Pole that stars appear to turn around and is near Polaris
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely
- Specialized
A long straight rod with red and white bands that people who measure land use to line up points
- UK
A long straight pole with red and white bands used to mark positions when measuring land
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
- Specialized
A battery terminal marked with a plus sign that connects to the red wire
A ski pole made from strong Tonkin cane bamboo that is flexible and lasts a long time
- Specialized
The point in the sky above Earth's South Pole that the stars appear to turn around
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the Earth's south when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pole for the end of a magnet comes from an old Greek word polos meaning 'axis' or 'end'. You can see the same root in the word polar, and that is why the strongest ends of a magnet are called their 'poles'.