pole

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.
   1. Either extremity of the main axis of a nucleus, cell, or organism.
   2. Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.
   3. 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.]

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. 1. See rod (sense ).
   2. 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.

1. 1. To propel with a pole: boatmen poling barges up a placid river.
   2. 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.

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 pāl, from Latin pālus, stake.]

v. propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake.

under bare poles with no sail set.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

length British See rod.

The North and South Poles are at either end of the earth's axis, around which the earth rotates. The magnetic poles, which are indicated by the needle of a compass, vary in their location over time. At present, magnetic north lies near Prince of Wales Island, Canada, and magnetic south is in South Victoria Land, Antarctica. See also geomagnetism.

A long, slender, tapering piece of wood; a pale, prop, stake, or stay.

1. either extremity of any axis, as of a body organ.
2. either one of two points that have opposite physical qualities (electric or other).

• control p. — a pole with a loop at one end for capturing wild or dangerous small animals. The loop is put over the animal's head and pulled tight. Good poles have a nonslip device so that the animal cannot slip free because of relaxation on the cord by the operator.
• frontal p. — the most prominent part of the anterior end of each hemisphere of the brain.
• occipital p. — the posterior end of the occipital lobe of the brain.
• temporal p. — the prominent anterior end of the temporal lobe of the human brain.

In an active filter, a single RC circuit. A one pole filter has one capacitor and one resistor. A two pole filter has two RC circuits and so on.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - pol, stang, pæl, mast
v. tr. - stage frem
v. intr. - stage sig frem, støtte med en stang

idioms:

• pole vault    stangspring
• up the pole    i knibe, tosset

2.
n. - pol

idioms:

• pole position    den bedste startplads i motorløb
• pole star    nordstjerne, ledestjerne
• poles apart    vidt forskellige

3.
n. - den bedste startplads i motorløb

Nederlands (Dutch)
pool, paal, mast, mastboom, springstok, polsstok, binnenste positie op racebaan, lengtemaat van 16, 5 foot (ongeveer 5 meter), oppervlaktemaat van een vierkante roede (25, 3 vierkante meter), iemand uit Polen, duwen met een paal

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén) perche, mât, (Équit) barre, bâton (de ski), piquet, perche (échafaud), (Géog, Phys) pôle, canne à pêche, (Mes) 5 mètres
v. tr. - pousser (qch) à la perche (bateau), skier avec des bâtons pour gagner de la vitesse
v. intr. - pousser (qch) à la perche (bateau)

idioms:

• pole vault    saut à la perche, faire du saut à la perche
• up the pole    se tromper, être toqué

2.
n. - pôles d'un axe (à travers une sphère)

idioms:

• pole position    pole position, (être en/avoir) la pole position
• pole star    (Astron) étoile polaire, (fig) principe directeur
• Pole Star    (Astron) étoile polaire
• poles apart    (être) aux antipodes

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pfahl, Stange, Rute, Stab
v. - mit einer Stange fortbewegen, abstecken

idioms:

• pole vault    Stabhochsprung
• up the pole    in der Klemme, verrückt

2.
n. - Pol

idioms:

• pole position    Poleposition
• pole star    Polarstern
• Pole Star    Polarstern
• poles apart    durch Welten getrennt

3.
n. - Pole

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Πολωνός, πόλος, κοντάρι, (ξύλινος) στύλος, ιστός, κολώνα
v. - αβαράρω, κατευθύνω (βάρκα) με σταλίκι, οριοθετώ (με πασσάλους), στηρίζω (τα σπαρτά) με παλούκια

idioms:

• pole position    προνομιούχα θέση θεατών αθλητικού αγώνα κοντά στο τέρμα
• pole star    (αστρον.) Πολικός Αστέρας
• pole vault    εκτελώ άλμα επί κοντώ
• poles apart    πολύ διαφορετικοί, διαμετρικά αντίθετοι
• up the pole    σε δύσκολη θέση

Italiano (Italian)
polacco, palo, polo, asta

idioms:

• pole position    in prima posizione alla partenza
• pole star    stella polare
• pole vault    salto con l'asta
• poles apart    diametralmente opposti
• up the pole    svitato, fuori come un balcone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - poste (m), mastro (m), pólo (m), lado (m), vara (f), polonês (m)
v. - prover de poste, zingar

idioms:

• pole position    boa posição para começar
• pole star    estrela polar
• pole vault    salto com vara
• poles apart    totalmente opostos
• up the pole    bêbado, numa encrenca

Русский (Russian)
полюс, поляк, столб, веха, шест

idioms:

• pole position    лучшее положение
• pole star    Полярная звезда
• pole vault    прыжки с шестом
• poles apart    антиподы, противоположное положение
• up the pole    ошибиться, не в своем уме

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - polaco, palo, poste, vara, estaca, barra, asta, mástil, polo, garrocha, pértiga
v. tr. - empujar con un palo, llevar,sostener o armar con palos, impeler con pértiga
v. intr. - impeler con pértiga

idioms:

• pole vault    salto de pértiga
• up the pole    estar como una cabra, estar metido en líos

2.
n. - cualquiera de las extremidades de un eje que atraviesa una esfera

idioms:

• pole position    posición de ventaja al iniciarse una carrera de automóviles
• Pole Star    estrella polar
• pole star    estrella polar
• poles apart    ser polos opuestos

3.
n. - primer puesto en la línea de largada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - påle, stolpe, stång, stav, pol, centrum
v. - förse m stänger, staka fram, slå m stör

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 极, 电极, 地极区域, 极地, 磁极

idioms:

• pole position    跑道的最内圈, 有利的地位
• pole star    北极星, 指导原理, 指导者
• pole vault    撑杆跳
• poles apart    截然相反, 南辕北辙
• up the pole    进退两难

2. 杆, 竿, 柱, 用杆支撑, 用篙撑, 用竿跳, 撑篙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 極, 電極, 地極區域, 極地, 磁極

idioms:

• pole position    跑道的最內圈, 有利的地位
• pole star    北極星, 指導原理, 指導者
• pole vault    撐桿跳
• poles apart    截然相反, 南轅北轍
• up the pole    進退兩難

2.
n. - 杆, 竿, 柱
v. tr. - 用杆支撐, 用篙撐, 用竿跳
v. intr. - 撐篙

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 막대기, 척도의 단위
v. tr. - 막대기로 받치다, 장대로 밀다
v. intr. - 막대기(장대)를 쓰다, 삿대질하여 나아가다

idioms:

• up the pole    진퇴양난에 빠져, 정신이 돌아

2.
n. - 극, 전극[행, 세포 따위와) 극

3.
n. - 유리한 입장[위치]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 棒, 柱, 極, 電極, 正反対, ポール
v. - 棒で動かす, さおで押し進める, 棒で支える

idioms:

• pole position    ポールポジション, 有利な立場
• pole star    北極星
• pole vault    棒高跳び
• up the pole    進退きわまって, 少し気が狂って

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمود, ساريه, قائم, عريش العربه, وحدة قياس, للطول تساوي خمس ياردات, القطب, قطب البطاريه الكهربائيه, نقطه هدايه أو جذب, شخص بولندي الأصل (فعل) يزود بأعمدة, يدفع بعمود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קוטב, מוט, תורן, עמוד, ניגוד, יצול, פולני, חכה‬
v. tr. - ‮דחף סירה בעזרת מוט, התקין עמודים‬
v. intr. - ‮דחף סירה בעזרת מוט‬
n. - ‮כל אחת משתי הנקודות בהן חותך ציר מעגל את פניו של כדור‬
n. - ‮העמדה הטובה ביותר התחילת מירוץ מכוניות - המסלול הפנימי‬

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