pôle

Definitions of pôle
  1. noun
    a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
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    type of:
    contact
    (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
  2. noun
    one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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    type of:
    opinion, point de vue
    a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
  3. noun
    one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
    synonyms: pôle d'aimant
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    type of:
    bout
    either extremity of something that has length
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