Pole 49752 224276455 2008-07-08T03:08:58Z C.Fred 461300 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 224274781 by [[Special:Contributions/Lol09|Lol09]] ([[User talk:Lol09|talk]]) - not necessarily {{wiktionarypar2|pole}} '''Pole''' may refer to: ==Cylindrical object==<!-- This section is linked from [[Lashing knot]] --> *A solid [[cylinder (geometry)|cylindrical]] object with length greater than its diameter e.g: **[[Barber's pole]], advertising a barber shop **[[Danish pole]], a circus prop **[[Firemen's pole]], a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stations **[[Flagpole (structure)|Flag pole]], a metal pole from which a flag is hung **[[Lamppost]], a raised source of light on the edge of a road **[[Totem pole]], monumental sculptures carved from great trees **[[Utility pole]], also called a telephone pole, telegraph pole or power pole, a pole that carries utility wires **Poles used in sporting and other activities: ***[[Dance pole]], a pole used for pole dancing ***[[Festivus]] pole, a pole used in the celebration of Festivus that is traditionally made of aluminum ***[[Maypole]], a tall wooden pole with ornaments, like ribbons, that is danced around ***[[Pole bending]], a rodeo event that involves riding a horse around six poles arranged in a line ***[[Pole vaulting]] pole, a pole used for pole vaulting ***[[Pole-sitting]] pole, a pole used for pole sitting, which is the practice of sitting on a pole for extended lengths of time ***[[Ski pole]], a pole used by skiers to improve balance, speed and acceleration ***[[Spinnaker pole]], a spar used in sailboats to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker ***[[Trekking pole]], also called hiking sticks or hiking poles, a pole used for hiking **[[Pole position]], in motorsport, the position at the front of the grid (originally marked with a pole) **Another name for the [[Rod (unit)|rod]], a unit of length equal to 11 cubits, 5.0292 meters or 16.5 feet (originally the length of a metal rod, or pole) ==Geography== *[[Geographical pole]], either of two fixed points on the surface of a spinning body or planet, at 90 degrees from the equator, based on the axis around which a body spins **[[North Pole]], the northernmost point on the surface of the Earth, where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface **[[Polar circle]], a circle of latitude where the sun is above and below the horizon for 24 continuous hours at least once per year **[[Polar climate]], the climate of the polar regions, characterized by a lack of warm summers **[[Polar region]], the region within the polar circles, referred to as the Arctic and Antarctic **[[South Pole]], the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth, where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface *[[Magnetic pole]] **[[North Magnetic Pole]], the shifting point on the Earth to which the "north" end of a dipole magnet points **[[South Magnetic Pole]], the shifting point on the Earth to which the "south" end of a dipole magnet points *[[Mount Everest]], the third "top" of the Earth *[[Pole of inaccessibility]], a location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access ==Astronomy== *[[Celestial pole]], the projection of the Earth's axis onto the celestial sphere (or analogous concept applied to other bodies) *[[Pole star]], a visible star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation *[[Orbital pole]] *For concepts analogous to the Earth's geographic and magnetic poles on other planets and Solar System bodies, see [[Poles of astronomical bodies]] ==Science and mathematics== *One "half" of a [[dipole]] *[[Switch#Contact_arrangements|Pole]], a term used in electrical circuits referring to switches. *[[Pole (complex analysis)]], a certain type of mathematical singularity *[[Projective harmonic conjugates#Projective conics|Pole and polar line]], a duality with respect to conics in projective geometry *[[Landau pole]], the energy scale where a coupling constant of a quantum field theory becomes infinite * [[Monopole]] **[[Magnetic monopole]], a hypothetical particle that may be loosely described as a magnet with only one pole **[[Monopole (mathematics)]], a connection over a principal bundle G with a section (the Higgs field) of the associated adjoint bundle **[[Monopole (wine)]], an appellation controlled by a single winery **[[Monopole antenna]], a radio antenna that replaces half of a dipole antenna with a ground plane at right-angles to the remaining half ===Anatomy=== *[[Cardinal point (optics)#Surface vertices|Surface vertices]] of the eye's lens *[[Fetal pole]], a thickening on the margin of the yolk sac of a fetus during pregnancy *[[Pole of kidney]] ==People== *[[Poles]], people originating from or inhabiting the country of Poland *[[Pole (musician)]], an electronic music artist named Stefan Betke ==As a surname== *[[Charles Morice Pole]], 1st Baronet (1757–1830), English naval officer and colonial governor *[[Dick Pole]] (born 1950), former Major League Baseball player and current coach *[[Edward Tudor-Pole]] (born 1955), a British singer and actor *[[Edmund de la Pole]], 3rd Duke of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Suffolk (1471/1472 - 1513) *[[George Pole]], Conservative Party (UK) member and activist, Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club 1970-2 *[[Jill Pole]], a fictional character from C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series *[[John de la Pole]], Earl of Lincoln (1462/4-1487), eldest son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth of York *[[John de la Pole]], 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1442-1491/2), known as ''the Trimming Duke'', son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk *[[Margaret Pole]] (1473–1541), Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George Plantagenet (brother of Edward IV and Richard III of England) *[[Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk]] (1330–1389) *[[Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk]] (1367–1415) *[[Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk]] (1394–1415) *[[Reginald Cardinal Pole]] (1500–1558), Archbishop of Canterbury *[[Richard de la Pole]] (died 1525 in Milan) was a pretender to the English crown *[[Wellesley Tudor Pole]] (1884-1964), English author *[[William Pole]] (1814-1900), English engineer *[[William de la Pole]] (1396-1450), English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years' War, later Lord Chamberlain of England *[[William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington]] GCH PC (1763–1845), British politician and elder brother of the Duke of Wellington == Other uses == * [[Pole (Venezuela)]] (Polo), a political party in Venezuela *Fishing Pole ([[fishing rod]]) Used in many ways, mainly to catch fish, using a hook with bait or a lure. ==See also== *[[Axle]] *[[Club (weapon)]] *[[Poland]] *[[Quarterstaff]] *[[Rod (disambiguation)]] *[[Shaft]] *[[Poll]] (disambiguation) {{disambig}} [[ca:Pol]] [[cs:Pól]] [[da:Pol]] [[de:Pole]] [[es:Polo]] [[eo:Poluso]] [[fr:Pôle]] [[he:קוטב]] [[hr:pol]] [[io:Polo]] [[id:Kutub]] [[it:Polo]] [[ja:極]] [[nl:Pool]] [[pt:Pólo]] [[ru:Полюс]] [[fi:Napa]] [[sv:Polar]] [[vi:Cực]]