north pole
- the place where the northern rotational axis intersects the surface of a planet, moon, etc.
- the zenith of such a place; esp., the zenith () of this place on the earth
- that end of a straight magnet that points to the north when the magnet hangs free
- the place on the earth where its northern rotational axis intersects its surface
See north pole in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. The northern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in the Arctic Ocean.
b. The celestial zenith of this terrestrial point.
c. north pole The northern end of the axis of rotation of a planet or other celestial body.
- north pole The north-seeking magnetic pole of a straight magnet.
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