Pole (p l)n.1. A native or inhabitant of Poland. 2. A person of Polish descent. |
pole 1 (pl)n.1. Either extremity of an axis through a sphere. 2. Either of the regions contiguous to the extremities of the earth's rotational axis, the North Pole or the South Pole. 3. Physics A magnetic pole. 4. Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell or battery. 5. Astronomy A celestial pole. 6. Biology a. Either extremity of the main axis of a nucleus, cell, or organism. b. Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis. c. The point on a nerve cell where a process originates. 7. Either of two antithetical ideas, propensities, forces, or positions: "the moral poles of modern medicine: on the one hand, a tinkering with procreation with at best ambiguous, at worst monstrous moral possibilities. On the other hand, scientific skill and cunning unambiguously in the service of hope" Charles Krauthammer. 8. A fixed point of reference. 9. Mathematics The origin in a polar coordinate system; the vertex of a polar angle.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin polus, from Greek polos, axis, sky; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
pole 2 (pl)n.1. A long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood or other material. 2. The long tapering wooden shaft extending up from the front axle of a vehicle to the collars of the animals drawing it; a tongue. 3. b. A unit of area equal to a square rod. 4. Sports The inside position on the starting line of a racetrack: qualified in the time trials to start on the pole. v. poled, pol·ing, poles v.tr.1. a. To propel with a pole: boatmen poling barges up a placid river. b. To propel (oneself) or make (one's way) by the use of ski poles: "We ski through the glades on corn snow, then pole our way over a long one-hour runout to a road" Frederick Selby. 2. To support (plants) with a pole. 3. To strike, poke, or stir with a pole. v.intr.1. To propel a boat or raft with a pole. 2. To use ski poles to maintain or gain speed.
[Middle English, from Old English p l, from Latin plus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.] |
pole 1 Noun 1. a long slender rounded piece of wood, metal, or other material 2. up the pole Brit, Austral & NZ informal a. slightly mad b. in a predicament [Latin palus a stake]
pole 2 Noun 2. Physics a. either of the opposite forces of a magnet b. either of two points at which there are opposite electric charges 3. either of two directly opposite tendencies or opinions 4. poles apart having widely divergent opinions or tastes [Greek polos pivot]
Pole Noun a person from Poland
pole (pl)1. Mathematics a. Either of the points at which an axis that passes through the center of a sphere intersects the surface of the sphere. b. The fixed point used as a reference in a system of polar coordinates. It corresponds to the origin in the Cartesian coordinate system. 2. a. Geography Either of the points at which the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface; the North Pole or South Pole. b. Either of the two similar points on another planet. 3. Physics A magnetic pole. 4. Electricity Either of two oppositely charged terminals, such as the two electrodes of an electrolytic cell or the electric terminals of a battery. 5. Biology a. Either of the two points at the extremities of the axis of an organ or body. b. Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plasticbarge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole" caber - a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland) mast - any sturdy upright pole rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood ski pole - a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging stilt - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts" | | 2. | Pole - a native or inhabitant of PolandEuropean - a native or inhabitant of Europe polack - a person of Polish descent | | 3. | pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" | | 4. | pole - a linear measure of 16.5 feetyard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards | | 5. | pole - a square rod of land | | 6. | pole - one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere | | 7. | pole - one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface | | 8. | pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leavesanode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current electric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" negative pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate positive pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate | | 9. | pole - a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting | | 10. | pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentratedmagnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" | | Verb | 1. | pole - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" | | 2. | pole - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"hold up, support, sustain, hold - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" | | 3. | pole - deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden poledeoxidise, deoxidize, reduce - to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons |
pole 1 noun rod, post, support, staff, standard, bar, stick, stake, paling, shaft, upright, pillar, mast, picket, spar, stave
pole 2 noun extremity, limit, terminus, antipode poles apart at opposite extremes, incompatible, irreconcilable, worlds apart, miles apart, like chalk and cheese Brit. like night and day, widely separated, completely different, at opposite ends of the earth  Translations Pole [pəul] n → polaco/a
pole [pəul] n → palo;
 Pole [pəul] n → Polonais(e)
pole [pəul] n [ of wood] → mât m, perche f;
 Pole [pəul] n → Pole m, Polin f
pole [pəul] n ( post, stick) → Stange f (= flag pole, telegraph pole etc); Mast m;
 Pole [pəul] n → polacco/a
pole [pəul] n [ of wood] → palo;
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