Definition von pole
Wortformen: plural poles
1. zählbares Substantiv
A pole is a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.
2. zählbares Substantiv
The earth's poles are the two opposite ends of its axis, its most northern and southern points.
3. See also North Pole, South Pole
4. zählbares Substantiv
The two poles of a range of qualities, opinions, or beliefs are the completely opposite qualities,
opinions, or beliefs at either end of the range.
5.
See poles apart
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Häufigkeit
pole in British English 1
Substantiv
1.
a long slender usually round piece of wood, metal, or other material
3. another name for rod (sense 7)
4. horse racing, mainly US and Canadian
a.
b.
(as modifier)
the pole position
6. See under bare poles
7. See up the pole
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Wortherkunft von pole
Old English pāl, from Latin pālus a stake, prop; see pale2Häufigkeit
pole in British English 2
Substantiv
1. See also North Pole, South Pole
3. physics
a.
either of the two regions at the extremities of a magnet to which the lines of force converge or from which they diverge
5. biology
7.
either of two mutually exclusive or opposite actions, opinions, etc
9.
any fixed point of reference
11. See from pole to pole
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Wortherkunft von pole
C14: from Latin polus end of an axis, from Greek polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek kuklos circle
Häufigkeit
Pole in British English 2
Substantiv
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Häufigkeit
pole in American English 1
Substantiv
1.
a long, slender piece of wood, metal, etc. usually rounded
a tent pole, flagpole, fishing pole
2.
3.
Verb transitiv, Verb intransitiv
Wortformen: poled or ˈpoling
6.
to manipulate, impel, support, etc. with or as with a pole
Redewendungen:
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Häufigkeit
pole in American English 2
Substantiv
1.
either end of any axis, as of the earth, of the celestial sphere, of a mitotic spindle during cell division, etc.
2.
the region around the North Pole or that around the South Pole
3.
either of two opposed or differentiated forces, parts, or principles, such as the ends of a magnet, the terminals of a battery,
motor, or dynamo, or two extremes of opinion, etc.
4. Embryology
5. Ancient Mathematics
a point or points with characteristic properties, as the point of origin of polar
coordinates
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Wortherkunft von pole
ME < L polus, pole of the heavens, heavens < Gr polos, axis of the sphere, firmament < pelein, to be in motion < IE base *kwel-, to turn > wheelBeispielsätze mit
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Britisches Englisch: pole
/pəʊl/ NOUN
A pole is a long, thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.
...a 40-foot telephone pole.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: pole /ˈpoʊl/
- Arabisch: عَمُود
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: mastro
- Chinesisch: 杆
- Kroatisch: motka
- Tschechisch: tyč
- Dänisch: pæl
- Niederländisch: paal
- Europäisches Spanisch: poste
- Finnisch: seiväs
- Französisch: étai
- Deutsch: Stange
- Griechisch: πάσσαλος
- Italienisch: polo
- Japanisch: 棒
- Koreanisch: 장대
- Norwegisch: stolpe
- Polnisch: drąg
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: mastro
- Rumänisch: stâlp
- Russisch: шест
- Spanisch: poste
- Schwedisch: stolpe
- Thai: เสา
- Türkisch: direk elektrik, telgraf
- Ukrainisch: жердина
- Vietnamesisch: cọc
- Amerikanisches Englisch: Pole /ˈpoʊl/
- Arabisch: بُولَنْدِيّ
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: polonês
- Chinesisch: 波兰人
- Kroatisch: Poljak
- Tschechisch: Polák
- Dänisch: polak
- Niederländisch: Pool
- Europäisches Spanisch: polaco
- Finnisch: puolalainen henkilö
- Französisch: Polonais
- Deutsch: Pole
- Griechisch: Πόλος
- Italienisch: Polo
- Japanisch: ポーランド人
- Koreanisch: 폴란드 사람
- Norwegisch: polakk
- Polnisch: Polak
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: polaco
- Rumänisch: polonez
- Russisch: поляк
- Spanisch: polaco
- Schwedisch: polack
- Thai: ชาวโปแลนด์
- Türkisch: Kutup
- Ukrainisch: поляк
- Vietnamesisch: người Ba Lan
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