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Pole
(redirected from temporal pole of cerebral hemisphere)

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Pole  (pl)
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.
a. See rod.
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 pl, 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
1. either end of the earth's axis of rotation See also North Pole, South Pole
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
Noun1.Polepole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
barge pole - a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"
microphone boom, boom - a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
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)
clothes tree, coat stand, coat tree - an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing
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 Poland
Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
European - 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 feet
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
yard, 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
area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
6.pole - one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
7.pole - one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth
8.pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
anode - 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"
electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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
sports implement - an implement used in a sport
10.pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
negative magnetic pole, south-seeking pole, negative pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
north-seeking pole, positive magnetic pole, positive pole - the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
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"
Verb1.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 pole
metallurgy - the science and technology of metals
deoxidise, 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
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] npolaco/a
pole [pəul] npalo;
(GEO) → polo;
(TEL) → poste m (= flagpole); asta (= tent pole); mástil m
Pole [pəul] nPolonais(e)
pole [pəul] n [of wood] → mât m, perche f;
(Elec) → poteau m;
(Geo) → pôle m
Pole [pəul] nPole m, Polin f
pole [pəul] n (post, stick) → Stange f (= flag pole, telegraph pole etc); Mast m;
(Geog, Elec) → Pol m;
to be poles apart (fig) → durch Welten (voneinander) getrennt sein
Pole [pəul] npolacco/a
pole [pəul] n [of wood] → palo;
(ELEC, GEO) → polo

pole1
n pole [pəul]
1 the north or south end of the Earth's axis the North/South Pole. pool قُطْب полюс pól pol der Pol πόλος polo poolus قطب napa pôle קוֹטֶב उत्तरी या दक्षिणी ध्रुव pol (sjeverni,južni) sark kutub póll, (heim)skaut polo (지구의) 극(極) ašigalis pols kutub pool pol biegun pólo pol полюс pól tečaj pol pol ขั้วโลก kutup (南、北)極 полюс قطب cực trái đất、北)极
2 the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn. pool قُطب النُّجوم، نُقاط في السَّماء مُقابِل القُطب الشَّمالي والقُطب الجُنوبي полюс pól pol der Himmelspol πόλος polo poolus شمالگان؛ جنوبگان napa pôle קוֹטֶב (उत्तरी या दक्षिणी) पोल pol zemlje sark(pont) kutub póll, skaut polo 하늘의 극(極) polius pols kutub pool pol biegun pólo pol небесный полюс pól pol pol himmelspol จุดบนสวรรค์ที่ตรงกันข้ามกับขั้วโลกเหนือและใต้ของโลกซึ่งใกล้ ๆ จุดที่คล้ายว่าดาวจะหมุน göksel kutup 天極點 полюсна точка کرۂ ارض کا سرا chân trời
3 either of the opposite ends of a magnet The opposite poles of magnets attract each other. pool القُطْب المِغناطيسي полюс pól pol der Pol μαγνητικός πόλος polo poolus قطب napa pôle קוֹטֶב מַגנֶטִי चुम्बक की सतह पर दो प्रतिकूल बिन्दु जिन पर चुम्बक-शक्ति प्रकट होती है pol magneta pólus kutub póll, skaut polo 陽[]極 자석의 양극 polius pols kutub tegenpool pol biegun pólo pol полюс pól pol pol pol ขั้วแม่เหล็ก kutup 磁極 полюс مقناطيس کے متقابل نقطے cực nam châm 磁极
4 either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery the positive/negative pole. pool قُطب كهربائي سالب او موجَب полюс pól pol der Pol πόλος μπαταρίας polo poolus قطب napa pôle קוֹטֶב חִיוּבִי/שְׁלִילִי बिजली या बैटरी के दोनों सिरे pol pólus kutub póll, skaut polo 電極 전지의 양극 polius pols kutub pool pol biegun pólo pol полюс pól pol pol pol ขั้วถ่านไฟฟ้า kutup 電極 полюс اليکٹرک بيٹري کے دونوں متقابل سرے cực ắc quy
adj ˈpolar
of the earth's North or South Pole or the region around it the polar ice-cap; the polar region. poolagtig قُطْبي полярен polární polar- polar πολικός polar polaar- قطبی napa-, napaseutu- polaire שֶׁל הַקוֹטֶב ध्रुवीय polarni,suprotan sarki kutub heimskauts-, pól- polare 極の 극지(極地)의 poliarinis, ašigalio polārs; pola- kutub pool{#169} polar-, pol- polarny, podbiegunowy polar polar полярный; полюсный polárny polaren polarni polar, pol- เกี่ยวกับขั้วโลก kutba ait 北極的,南極的,地極的 полюсний, полярний قطبي thuộc địa cực
polar bear
a type of bear found near the North Pole. ysbeer الدُّب القُطْبي полярна мечка lední medvěd isbjørn der Eisbär πολική αρκούδα oso polar jääkaru خرس قطبی jääkarhu ours polaire דוֹב הַקוֹטֶב ध्रुव प्रदेशीय सफ़ेद रीछ या ख़रगोश polarni medvjed jegesmedve beruang kutub ísbjörn orso polare 北極グマ 북극곰 baltasis lokys leduslācis beruang kutub ijsbeer isbjørn niedźwiedź polarny urso polar urs polar белый, полярный медведь ľadový medveď severni medved polarni medved isbjörn หมีขั้วโลก kutup ayısı 北極熊 білий ведмідь قطب شمالي کا ايک بھالو gấu Bắc cực
n the ˈpole star
(also the Pole Star) the star that is in the sky over the North Pole. poolster النَجْم القُطْبي полярна звезда Polárka Polarstjernen der Polarstern πολικός αστέρας estrella polar põhjanael ستاره قطبی כּוֹכָב הַצָפוֹן ध्रुवतारा, पदम्रदर्शक, आकर्षण-केंद्र, आशा-केंद्र, आशा-बिन्दु polarna zvijezda Sarkcsillag bintang kutub utara stella polare* Šiaurinė žvaigždė Polārzvaigzne bintang kutub Polarstjernen Gwiazda Polarna Полярная звезда Polárna hviezda, Polárka zvezda severnica polarna zvezda Polstjärnan ดาวเหนือ kutup yıldızı Полярна зірка قطب تارا sao Bắc Đẩu
be poles apart
to be as different or as far apart as possible. verskil hemelsbreed على طَرفي نَقيض коренно различни сме být zcela odlišný hinandens modstykker durch Welten getrennt sein είμαι διαμετρικά αντίθετος ser polos opuestos erinema nagu öö ja päev کاملاً متضاد olla kuin yö ja päivä être aux antipodes (l'un de l'autre) מִתְנָגדִים , נִיגוּד גָמוּר बिल्कुल विभिन्न razlikovati se kao nebo i zemlja ég és föld (különbség) bertentangan arah vera gjörólíkir essere agli antipodi, essere ai poli opposti 正反対である 극단적으로 다르다; 천양지차가 있다 būti visiškomis priešybėmis būt pilnīgi pretējam/polāram bertentangan sama sekali hemelsbreed van elkaar verschillen stå milevidt fra hverandre nie mieć ze sobą nic wspólnego estar muito longe a fi diametral opus быть полной противоположностью byť úplne odlišný biti daleč narazen biti potpuno različit vara himmelsvitt skilda แตกต่างกันอย่างสุดขั้ว çok uzak olmak; tamamen zıt olmak 南轅北轍 відрізнятися, як два полюси ممکنہ حد تک مختلف ہونا hoàn toàn trái ngược nhau 辕北辙


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