north pole
see also: North Pole
Pronunciation Noun
North Pole
Proper noun
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see also: North Pole
Pronunciation Noun
north pole (plural north poles)
- The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
- The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.
- (positive magnetic pole) positive pole, north-seeking pole, N-pole
- (positive magnetic pole) negative pole, south pole, south-seeking pole, S-pole
North Pole
Proper noun
- (geography) The Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole; the northernmost point on Earth, of latitude 90°.
- (geography) The Magnetic North Pole of Earth.
- (geography) The Geomagnetic North Pole of Earth.
- A city in Alaska.
- A hamlet in New York.
- French: pôle Nord
- German: Nordpol
- Italian: polo nord
- Portuguese: Polo Norte
- Russian: Се́верный по́люс
- Spanish: Polo Norte, polo Norte
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