north pole

See also: North Pole

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɹθ ˈpoʊl/
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Noun

north pole (plural north poles)

The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
(electromagnetism) The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.

Synonyms

(positive magnetic pole): positive pole, north-seeking pole, N-pole

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “positive magnetic pole”): negative pole, south pole, south-seeking pole, S-pole

Translations

northernmost point on celestial bodies

Arabic: اَلْقُطْب اَلشَّمَالِيّ m (al-quṭb aš-šamāliyy)
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ ܓܲܪܒܝܵܝܵܐ m (quṭbā garbyāyā)

Classical Syriac: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܓܪܒܝܝܐ m (pāwlāws ɡarbyāyā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 北極／北极 (zh) (běijí)
Dutch: noordpool (nl) m
Finnish: pohjoisnapa (fi)
French: pôle Nord (fr) m
Georgian: ჩრდილოეთი პოლუსი (črdiloeti ṗolusi)
German: Nordpol (de) m
Hindi: उत्तरी ध्रुव (uttarī dhruv)
Hungarian: Északi-sark (hu)
Japanese: 北極 (ja) (ほっきょく, hokkyoku), 北極点 (ja) (ほっきょくてん, hokkyokuten)
Korean: 북극(北極) (ko) (bukgeuk)
Malay: kutub utara
Maori: pito raki, pito ki te raki
Persian: قطب شمال (qotb-e šomâl)
Polish: biegun północny m
Portuguese: polo norte m
Russian: се́верный по́люс m (sévernyj póljus)
Spanish: polo norte m
Swedish: nordpol (sv) c
Tagalog: hilagang taluktok
Urdu: قطب شمالی m (qutab śumālī)
Vietnamese: bắc cực (vi) (北極)
Volapük: nolüdapov (vo)

positive pole of a magnetic dipole

Dutch: noordpool (nl) m
Finnish: pohjoisnapa (fi)
French: pôle nord (fr) m
German: Nordpol (de) m
Japanese: N極 (ja) (enu-kyoku)
Polish: biegun północny m
Portuguese: polo norte m
Russian: се́верный по́люс m (sévernyj póljus)
Spanish: polo norte m
Tagalog: hilagang balniing taluktok

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Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} kutub utara
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} ఉత్తర దృవం (uttara dr̥vaṁ)

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