pole

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UK /pəʊl/

n.NounOne of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions

His opinions were on the opposite pole from hers

v.t.Transitive VerbTo move a boat with a stick or pole

The boatmen pole their boats through the canals of Venice

n.NounMost northern or most southern point on a planet

Our trip to the North Pole was postponed

n.NounA long, narrow piece of metal or wood

An old wooden pole leaned up against the building

n.NounOne of two opposite magnetic forces

On a magnet, one pole will be attracted to its opposite

n.NounAn upright long thin structure to support things

The tent was supported by a tall metal pole in the center

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Now, when the house is exactly at the north pole.
Now, when the house is exactly at the north pole.
Every direction will point directly opposite to the north pole on the sphere, which is south.
Every direction will point directly opposite to the north pole on the sphere, which is south.

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That appear to emerge from south pole and merge into north pole.
That appear to emerge from south pole and merge into north pole.

05:54

Why does our tongue stick to a frozen pole?
Why does our tongue stick to a frozen pole?
Now, a metal pole is a very good conductor of heat, that is, it conducts heat very easily.
Now, a metal pole is a very good conductor of heat, that is, it conducts heat very easily.

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07:22

When it stops, the north pole of the magnet points in the north direction.
When it stops, the north pole of the magnet points in the north direction.

07:04

because there's one pole to the cell, one process giving
because there's one pole to the cell, one process giving

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In the early 1900's, the UK toyed with claiming "all" of Antarctica, before scaling back her ambitions to just the coastal parts she had explored to the South Pole.
In the early 1900's, the UK toyed with claiming "all" of Antarctica, before scaling back her ambitions to just the coastal parts she had explored to the South Pole.
France also claimed coastal explorations to the Pole, followed by Norway, followed by the Nazis.
France also claimed coastal explorations to the Pole, followed by Norway, followed by the Nazis.

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06:04

A magnet has 2 poles, the North Pole and the South Pole.
A magnet has 2 poles, the North Pole and the South Pole.
South pole of the Earth's magnet is in the geographical North.
South pole of the Earth's magnet is in the geographical North.

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Magnetic field lines always start from the north pole of the magnet and end at the south pole.
Magnetic field lines always start from the north pole of the magnet and end at the south pole.
Inside the magnet, their direction is from the south pole to the north pole.
Inside the magnet, their direction is from the south pole to the north pole.