south pole

See also: southpole, South Pole, and Southpole

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Noun

south pole (plural south poles)

1. The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
2. (electromagnetism) The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south.
3. Alternative form of South Pole

Synonyms

• (negative magnetic pole): negative pole, south-seeking pole, S-pole

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “negative magnetic pole”): north pole, positive pole, north-seeking pole, N-pole

Derived terms

• South Pole

Translations

the southernmost point on a celestial body

Arabic: اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ m (al-quṭb al-janūbiyy) Chinese: Mandarin: 南極 / 南极 (zh) (Nánjí), 南極點 / 南极点 (Nánjídiǎn) Dutch: zuidpool (nl) m Finnish: etelänapa (fi) French: pôle Sud (fr) m Georgian: სამხრეთი პოლუსი (samxreti ṗolusi) German: Südpol (de) m Hindi: दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv) Japanese: 南極 (ja) (なんきょく, nankyoku), 南極点 (ja) (なんきょくてん, nankyokuten) Korean: 남극(南極) (ko) (namgeuk), 남극점(南極點) (ko) (namgeukjeom) Malay: kutub selatan Maori: pito tonga, pito ki te tonga Persian: قطب جنوب (qotb-e jonub) Polish: biegun południowy m Portuguese: polo sul m Russian: ю́жный по́люс m (júžnyj póljus) Swedish: sydpol (sv) c Tagalog: timugang taluktok Telugu: దక్షిణ దృవం (dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ) Urdu: قطب جنوبی m (qutab janūbī) Vietnamese: nam cực (vi) (南極) Volapük: sulüdapov (vo)

negative magnetic pole

Dutch: zuidpool (nl) m Finnish: etelänapa (fi) French: pôle sud (fr) m German: Südpol (de) m Japanese: Ｓ極 (esu-kyoku) Korean: S극 (eseugeuk) Portuguese: polo sul m Russian: ю́жный по́люс m (júžnyj póljus) Swedish: sydpol (sv) c Tagalog: timugang balniing taluktok Telugu: దక్షిణ దృవం (dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ)

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