pol

Norwegian Nynorsk

/puːl/

pronu-note
Definitions
  • pole the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis, North Pole and South Pole
  • a pole in geometry.
  • pole of a magnet, negative or positive.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλος (axis of rotation, axis, pivot, hinge) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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