"south pole" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-south_pole.ogg [US] Forms: south poles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} south pole (plural south poles)
  1. The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth. Translations (the southernmost point on a celestial body): اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ (al-quṭb al-janūbiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 南極 (Chinese Mandarin), 南极 (nánjí) (Chinese Mandarin), zuidpool [masculine] (Dutch), etelänapa (Finnish), pôle Sud [masculine] (French), სამხრეთი პოლუსი (samxreti ṗolusi) (Georgian), Südpol [masculine] (German), दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv) (Hindi), 南極 (nankyoku) (alt: なんきょく) (Japanese), 남극 (namgeuk) (alt: 南極) (Korean), kutub selatan (Malay), pito tonga (Maori), pito ki te tonga (Maori), قطب جنوب (qotb-e jonub) (Persian), biegun południowy [masculine] (Polish), polo sul [masculine] (Portuguese), ю́жный по́люс (júžnyj póljus) [masculine] (Russian), sydpol [common-gender] (Swedish), timugang taluktok (Tagalog), దక్షిణ దృవం (dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ) (Telugu), قطب جنوبی (qutab janūbī) [masculine] (Urdu), nam cực (alt: 南極) (Vietnamese), sulüdapov (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-south_pole-en-noun-T09LL2sd Disambiguation of 'the southernmost point on a celestial body': 70 10 20
  2. (electromagnetism) The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south. Categories (topical): Electromagnetism
    Sense id: en-south_pole-en-noun-obpZ2plX Topics: electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Alternative form of South Pole Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: South Pole Synonyms (negative magnetic pole): negative pole, south-seeking pole, S-pole Derived forms: South Pole Translations (negative magnetic pole): zuidpool [masculine] (Dutch), etelänapa (Finnish), pôle sud [masculine] (French), Südpol [masculine] (German), S極 (esu-kyoku) (Japanese), polo sul [masculine] (Portuguese), ю́жный по́люс (júžnyj póljus) [masculine] (Russian), sydpol [common-gender] (Swedish), timugang balniing taluktok (Tagalog), దక్షిణ దృవం (dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-south_pole-en-noun-gMG1SEoH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 64 Disambiguation of 'negative magnetic pole': 7 40 53 Disambiguation of 'negative magnetic pole': 7 40 53

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      "roman": "qotb-e jonub",
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the southernmost point on a celestial body",
      "word": "timugang taluktok"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ",
      "sense": "the southernmost point on a celestial body",
      "word": "దక్షిణ దృవం"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "qutab janūbī",
      "sense": "the southernmost point on a celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قطب جنوبی"
    },
    {
      "alt": "南極",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the southernmost point on a celestial body",
      "word": "nam cực"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "the southernmost point on a celestial body",
      "word": "sulüdapov"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zuidpool"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "word": "etelänapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pôle sud"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Südpol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "esu-kyoku",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "word": "S極"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "polo sul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "júžnyj póljus",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ю́жный по́люс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sydpol"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "word": "timugang balniing taluktok"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ",
      "sense": "negative magnetic pole",
      "word": "దక్షిణ దృవం"
    }
  ],
  "word": "south pole"
}

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