- pronunciation:
- pol
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
either end of a planet's, moon's, or star's axis.
The earth is coldest at the north and south poles.- similar words:
- end, magnetic pole, North Pole, South Pole
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| definition 2: |
either of the opposite ends of a magnet, or either of the charged ends of an electric battery.
Opposite poles on a magnet attract each other.She attached a wire to each pole of the battery.- similar words:
- magnetic pole, terminal
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The words
pole and
poll (as in voting) sound alike but have different meanings.