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negative pole

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Noun1.negative polenegative pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate
terminal, pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
2.negative pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
negative magnetic pole, south-seeking pole
magnetic pole, pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated


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Everything in nature is bipolar, or has a positive and negative pole.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
A third receptacle, placed above the second one, and of double its capacity, receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
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