Found 3 items, similar to pole.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: pole
batang, cagak, galah, kutub, pancang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pole
pole
v 1: propel with a pole;
“pole barges on the river”;
“We went
punting in Cambridge” [syn:
punt]
2: support on poles;
“pole climbing plants like beans”
3: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
pole
n 1: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
2: a native or inhabitant of Poland
3: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions;
“they
are at opposite poles”;
“they are poles apart”
4: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn:
perch,
rod]
5: a square rod of land [syn:
perch,
rod]
6: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and
the celestial sphere [syn:
celestial pole]
7: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of
rotation intersects the Earth's surface
8: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at
which electric current enters or leaves [syn:
terminal]
9: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
10: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to
be concentrated [syn:
magnetic pole]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: pole
Rod
\Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See
Rood.]
1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender
bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
Specifically:
(a) An instrument of punishment or correction;
figuratively, chastisement.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
xiii. 24.
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(b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,
figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
“The rod, and bird of peace.” --Shak.
(c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.
(d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for
sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and
compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,
etc.; a connecting bar.
(e) An instrument for measuring.
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2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also
perch, and
pole.
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Black rod. See in the Vocabulary.
Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of
the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are
cylindrical, others somewhat conical.
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