positive pole

1. 1.

   the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate

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2. 2.

   the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely

   Synonymspositive magnetic polenorth-seeking pole

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Questions about positive pole

What does positive pole mean?

positive pole means "the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for positive pole?

Close synonyms include positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is positive pole a common word?

positive pole is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.