Background for poles

poles

/pəʊlz/ /poʊlz/

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noun

Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

Examples :

"We used wooden poles to build a simple tent in the backyard. "

material structure item building

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A type of basic fishing rod.

Examples :

"My grandpa has a shed full of fishing poles, ready for our next trip to the lake. "

utensil fish sport

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A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.

Examples :

"The pole vaulter used their fiberglass poles to jump over the bar. "

sport material utensil item

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(spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.

Examples :

"Using the spotting poles, the birdwatcher easily identified the rare species of falcon. "

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A unit of length, equal to a rod (1/4 chain or 5 1/2 yards).

Examples :

"The farmer measured his field in poles, finding it to be exactly twenty poles long. "

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Examples :

"The race car driver secured poles after achieving the fastest qualifying lap, meaning he would start the race in the very front. "

position sport achievement

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Examples :

"The gang hid their poles in the abandoned warehouse before the police arrived. "

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To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

Examples :

"Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work."

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To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.

Examples :

"He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity."

astronomy technology science

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To furnish with poles for support.

Examples :

"to pole beans or hops"

utility building

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To convey on poles.

Examples :

"to pole hay into a barn"

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To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

Examples :

"The glassblower carefully poles the molten glass to remove air bubbles and ensure a consistent texture. "

material process industry

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To strike (the ball) very hard.

Examples :

"The baseball player poled the ball over the fence for a home run. "

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Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.

Examples :

""Santa Claus lives near one of the Earth's poles, a very cold place." "

geography astronomy

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A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).

Examples :

"The compass needle always points towards Earth's magnetic poles. "

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A fixed point relative to other points or lines.

Examples :

"The map's poles mark the exact locations of the school and the library. "

position point geography astronomy physics

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A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.

Examples :

"The battery's positive and negative poles are connected to the circuit board. "

electronics device electric technology

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For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z) \rightarrow \infty as z \rightarrow a.

Examples :

"The function f(z) = rac{1}{z-3} has a single pole at z = 3"

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The firmament; the sky.

Examples :

"Looking up at night, he felt dwarfed by the vastness of the poles above. "

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Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.

Examples :

""During his diagnosis, the psychiatrist explained that the patient experienced extreme mood swings between the poles of mania and depression, characteristic of bipolar disorder." "

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verb

To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.

Examples :

"To make the sensor more sensitive, the engineers pole the ceramic material, aligning its internal dipoles to enhance its piezoelectric response to pressure. "

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