单词 | geographical pole |
释义 | > as lemmasgeographical pole a. Either of the two locations on the earth's surface (north and south) which represent the ends of the axis about which the earth rotates (also geographical pole). Also: an analogous point on any rotating spherical or spheroidal body. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.See also north pole n. 2a, 2b.In quot. c1392: a representation of such a point on an equatorium. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [noun] > pole polec1392 pole antarcticc1400 Arctic?a1425 north pole?a1475 south pole1553 Antarctic Pole1559 Arctic Pole1604 Antarctic1656 magnesa1657 the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > extremity of axis of pole1551 c1392 Equatorie of Planetis 38 (MED) Thy blake thred, whan it first leid thorw the pol of thyn Epicicle, it Shewith the verrey aux of the planete. a1450 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe i. §17. 48 This equinoxiall..is clepid girdel of the first moeving, for it departith the first moevable, that is to seyn, the spere, in two like partyes evene distantz fro the poles of this world. c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) 1989 (MED) Dame Geometry her sotyll craft outronge..Whyche ys the poynt, the centre, and the pole, Full craftyly she taught of euery spere. 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. Defin. The two poyntes that suche a lyne maketh in the vtter bounde or platte of the globe, are named polis, wch you may call aptly in englysh, tourne pointes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 668 He bid his Angels turne ascanse The Poles of Earth. View more context for this quotation 1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 126 I suppose in every atom..two poles in its superficies, and a Central point within its substance. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 20 They entertain'd a Notion that I was going..to..search for the South Pole. 1788 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 425 Last, she sublimes th' Aurora of the Poles, The flashing elements of Female Souls. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 46 The opinion of an open sea round the Pole is altogether chimerical. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. iii. 83/1 The points M and m are called..the poles of the moon. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. vii. 136 As for matters of the heart between us, we're as far apart as the Poles. 1940 M. Tornich Radius Action Aircraft 123 Since the magnetic poles do not coincide with the geographical or true poles, the magnetic meridians..do not coincide with the true meridians. 1995 J. Banville Athena 3 There are moments, at the twin poles of dusk and dawn especially, when I think I might die of the loss of you. < as lemmas |
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