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

Related terms

polaire

Further reading

“pôle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polus.

Noun

pôle m (plural pôles)

(Jersey, geography, astronomy, sciences) pole

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