south pole
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south pole (plural south poles)
- The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
- (electromagnetism) The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south.
- Alternative form of South Pole
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- (negative magnetic pole): negative pole, south-seeking pole, S-pole
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- (negative magnetic pole): north pole, positive pole, north-seeking pole, N-pole
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the southernmost point on a celestial body
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negative magnetic pole
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