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:

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Homophone: pôles

Noun

pôle m (plural pôles)

1. (geography, astronomy, sciences) pole
2. (figuratively) centre, hub

Related terms

• polaire

Further reading

• “pôle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polus.

Noun

pôle m (plural pôles)

1. (Jersey, geography, astronomy, sciences) pole