Definition of poles Poles
/powˈlz/ - [powlz] -
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- poles (Noun)
Plural of pole.
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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poles
(a) The terminals of an open electric circuit, at which there necessarily exists a potential difference, produced by the generator or source of electro-motive force in the circuit.(b) The terminals of an open magnetic circuit; the ends of a magnetized mass of steel, iron or other paramagnetic substance.(c) The ends in general of any body or mass which show electric or magnetic properties more developed than those of the central sections of the body.Pole, Salient. In dynamo and motor field magnets, salient poles are those projecting from the base or main body of the field magnet, as distinguished from consequent poles formed by coils wound on the main body itself.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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poles
Two points on the surface of the earth, each 90° distant from all parts of the equator, forming the extremities of the imaginary line called the earth's axis. The term applies also to those points in the heavens towards which the terrestrial axis is always directed.--Under bare poles. The situation of a ship at sea when all her sails are furled. (See SCUD and TRY.)
Wikipedia 
- The Polish people, or Poles (, singular "Polak"), are a Western Slavic ethnic group of Central Europe, living mainly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent. Their religion is mainly Roman Catholic.
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