pole (EN)

noun, verb

noun “pole”

1. a long, slender piece of metal or wood used for building or support
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   The newly installed wooden poles along the trail provided hikers with support during steep climbs.
2. an implement used in pole-vaulting, made from materials like glassfiber or carbon fiber
   The athlete gripped her fiberglass pole tightly as she sprinted towards the vaulting box.
3. one of the two extreme points of the earth's axis or similar points on any rotating object
   The Arctic and Antarctic regions are located at the Earth's poles, where temperatures are extremely cold due to the lack of direct sunlight.
4. one of the two opposing points of magnetic attraction on a magnet
   When you cut a magnet in half, you get two new pieces, each with its own north and south poles.
5. a specific point in geometry that is fixed in relation to other points or lines
   In the construction of the sundial, the gnomon acts as the pole from which the shadow's position is measured throughout the day.
6. a point on an electrical device where electric current enters or exits
   When installing the battery, ensure the red wire is connected to the positive pole and the black wire to the negative pole.
7. in complex analysis, a value at which a complex function becomes infinite
   In complex analysis, the function f(z) = 1/(z^2 + 1) has poles at z = i and z = -i, where the function approaches infinity.

verb “pole”

1. to move something by pushing it with a pole
   The gondolier poled the boat gently through the Venetian canal.