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πόλος
pole (as in North Pole, South Pole, or the axis of a sphere) /ˈpo.los/
nounC1#3221 most common
Also: terminal (of a battery or magnet), pole of attraction (figurative center of interest or power)
Example sentences
Ο Βόρειος Πόλος είναι πολύ κρύος.
The North Pole is very cold.
Ο Νότιος Πόλος βρίσκεται στην Ανταρκτική.
The South Pole is located in Antarctica.
Οι πόλοι της Γης έχουν αλλάξει θέση στο παρελθόν.
The Earth's poles have changed position in the past.
Η μπαταρία έχει δύο πόλους, τον θετικό και τον αρνητικό.
The battery has two poles, the positive and the negative.
Το νέο εμπορικό κέντρο έγινε πόλος έλξης για χιλιάδες επισκέπτες.
The new mall became a pole of attraction for thousands of visitors.
Ο γεωμαγνητικός πόλος του πλανήτη μετατοπίζεται σταδιακά λόγω μεταβολών στον πυρήνα της Γης.
The planet's geomagnetic pole shifts gradually because of changes in the Earth's core.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο πόλος | οι πόλοι |
| Genitive | του πόλου | των πόλων |
| Accusative | τον πόλο | τους πόλους |
| Vocative | πόλε | πόλοι |
Word family
πολικόςpolar
πόλωσηpolarization
πολώνωto polarize
διπολικόςbipolar
πολικότηταpolarity
Etymology
Πόλος comes from Ancient Greek πόλος, meaning an axis, a pivot, or the vault of the sky that seems to turn overhead. It traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root for turning or revolving. The Greek word passed into Latin as polus, and from there directly into English as pole. So the English word is not just a distant cousin, it is a near-direct descendant.
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