pôle
See also: pole, posle, Pole, and -pole
French
Etymology
From Middle French pole, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pol/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ol
- Homophone: pôles
Noun
pôle m (plural pôles)
- (geography, astronomy, sciences) pole
- (figuratively) centre, hub
Derived terms
- pôle nord
- pôle Nord
- pôle sud
- pôle Sud
Related terms
- polaire
Further reading
- “pôle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin polus.
Noun
pôle m (plural pôles)
- (Jersey, geography, astronomy, sciences) pole