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north_pole

north pole

See also: north-pole and North Pole

English

Noun

north pole ‎(plural north poles)

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

(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)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 北極 (zh), 北极 (zh) ‎(běijí)
Dutch: noordpool (nl) m
Finnish: pohjoisnapa (fi)
French: pôle Nord (fr) m
German: Nordpol (de) m
Hindi: उत्तरी ध्रुव ‎(uttarī dhruv)
Hungarian: Északi-sark (hu)
Japanese: 北極 (ja) ‎(ほっきょく, hokkyoku)
Korean: 북극 (ko) ‎(bukgeuk) (北極 (ko))

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)
Swedish: nordpol (sv) c
Tagalog: hilagang taluktok
Urdu: قطب شمالی m ‎(qutab šumālī)
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 ‎(enu-kyoku)

Polish: biegun północny m
Portuguese: polo norte m
Russian: се́верный по́люс m ‎(sévernyj póljus)
Tagalog: hilagang balniing taluktok