south pole

See also: southpole, South Pole, and Southpole

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Noun

south pole (plural south poles)

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

(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)
Dutch: zuidpool (nl) m
Finnish: etelänapa (fi)
French: pôle Sud (fr) m
German: Südpol (de) m
Hindi: दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv)
Japanese: 南極 (ja) (なんきょく, nankyoku)
Korean: 남극(南極) (ko) (namgeuk)
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)
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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Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} kutub selatan
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} polo sud

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spouthole

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