Definição de 'pole'
Formas da palavra: plural poles
1. substantivo contável
A pole is a long thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.
2. substantivo contável
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. substantivo contável
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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Frequência da palavra
pole in British English 1
substantivo
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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Origem da palavra pole
Old English pāl, from Latin pālus a stake, prop; see pale2Frequência da palavra
pole in British English 2
substantivo
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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Origem da palavra pole
C14: from Latin polus end of an axis, from Greek polos pivot, axis, pole; related to Greek kuklos circle
Frequência da palavra
Pole in British English 2
substantivo
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Frequência da palavra
pole in American English 1
substantivo
1.
a long, slender piece of wood, metal, etc. usually rounded
a tent pole, flagpole, fishing pole
2.
3.
verbo transitivo, verbo intransitivoFormas da palavra: poled or ˈpoling
6.
to manipulate, impel, support, etc. with or as with a pole
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Frequência da palavra
pole in American English 2
substantivo
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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Origem da palavra 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 > wheelExemplos de frases que incluem
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Inglês Britânico: pole
/pəʊl/ NOUN
A pole is a long, thin piece of wood or metal, used especially for supporting things.
...a 40-foot telephone pole.
- Inglês Americano: pole /ˈpoʊl/
- Árabe: عَمُود
- Português Brasileiro: mastro
- Chinês: 杆
- Croata: motka
- Tcheco: tyč
- Dinamarquês: pæl
- Holandês: paal
- Espanhol Europeu: poste
- Finlandês: seiväs
- Francês: étai
- Alemão: Stange
- Grego: πάσσαλος
- Italiano: polo
- Japonês: 棒
- Coreano: 장대
- Norueguês: stolpe
- Polonês: drąg
- Português Europeu: mastro
- Romeno: stâlp
- Russo: шест
- Espanhol: poste
- Sueco: stolpe
- Tailandês: เสา
- Turco: direk elektrik, telgraf
- Ucraniano: жердина
- Vietnamita: cọc
- Inglês Americano: Pole /ˈpoʊl/
- Árabe: بُولَنْدِيّ
- Português Brasileiro: polonês
- Chinês: 波兰人
- Croata: Poljak
- Tcheco: Polák
- Dinamarquês: polak
- Holandês: Pool
- Espanhol Europeu: polaco
- Finlandês: puolalainen henkilö
- Francês: Polonais
- Alemão: Pole
- Grego: Πόλος
- Italiano: Polo
- Japonês: ポーランド人
- Coreano: 폴란드 사람
- Norueguês: polakk
- Polonês: Polak
- Português Europeu: polaco
- Romeno: polonez
- Russo: поляк
- Espanhol: polaco
- Sueco: polack
- Tailandês: ชาวโปแลนด์
- Turco: Kutup
- Ucraniano: поляк
- Vietnamita: người Ba Lan
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