NEGATIVE POLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does negative pole mean? 

• NEGATIVE POLE (noun)
  The noun NEGATIVE POLE has 2 senses:

1. the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate

2. the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely

  Familiarity information: NEGATIVE POLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEGATIVE POLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("negative pole" is a kind of...):

pole; terminal (a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

negative magnetic pole; negative pole; south-seeking pole

Hypernyms ("negative pole" is a kind of...):

magnetic pole; pole (one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)