north pole

See also North Pole

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/

Noun

north pole (plural north poles)

1. The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
2. 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: القطب الشمالي (ar) (al-quṭb al-šumāliyy) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 北極 (cmn), 北极 (cmn) (běijí)

• Dutch: noordpool (nl) m
• Finnish: pohjoisnapa (fi)
• French: pôle Nord (fr) m
• German: Nordpol (de) m
• Hindi: उत्तरी ध्रुव (hi) (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 (ms)
• Persian: قطب شمال (fa) (qotb-e šomâl)
• Polish: biegun północny (pl) m
• Russian: северный полюс (ru) (sévernyj póljus) m 
• Swedish: nordpol (sv) c
• Urdu: قطب شمالی (ur) (qutab šumālī) m
• Vietnamese: bắc cực (vi) (北極 (vi))
• 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 (pl) m
• Russian: северный полюс (ru) (sévernyj póljus) m 

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• Indonesian: kutub utara

• Spanish: polo norte
• Telugu: ఉత్తర దృవం (uttara druvam)