north pole

See also: north-pole and North Pole

English

Pronunciation

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

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), 北極点 (ja) (ほっきょくてん, hokkyokuten)
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)
Spanish: polo norte m
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 (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

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Indonesian: kutub utara

Telugu: ఉత్తర దృవం (uttara druvam)