south pole
- the place where the southern 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 south when the magnet hangs free
- the place on the earth where its southern rotational axis intersects its surface
See south pole in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. The southern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in Antarctica.
b. The celestial zenith of this terrestrial point.
c. south pole The southern end of the axis of rotation of a planet or other celestial body.
- south pole The south-seeking magnetic pole of a straight magnet.
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