pole

[L. pol us; G. polos.'\ 1. One of the two points at the extremity of the axis of any body. 2. One of the two points on a sphere at the greatest distance from the equator. 3. One of the two points in a magnet or an electric battery or cell having the extremes of opposite properties, as of attraction or repulsion, an'imal p., the point in a telolecithal egg opposite the yolk, where the protoplasm is found in the neighborhood of the germinal vesicle, cephal'ic p., the head-end of the fetus, fron'tal p., pol us frontal is, ger'minal p., the part of an ovum where the nucleus lies. neg'ative p., cathode, the chemically active pole of an electric battery, the one connected with the electropositive element, occip'ital p., pol us occipital is, pelvic p., the breech-end of a fetus. pos'itive p., anode, the chemically inactive pole of an electric battery, the one connected with the electronegative element, tem'poral p., pol us temporal is, veg'etative p., the part of a telolecithal egg where the yolk is situated.