Pole

pōl, n. that on which anything turns, as a pivot or axis: one of the ends of the axis of a sphere, esp. of the earth: ( physics ) one of the two points of a body in which the attractive or repulsive energy is concentrated, as in a magnet: ( geom. ) a point from which a pencil of rays radiates (see Polar ).— n. Pole′-star , a star at or near the pole of the heavens: a guide or director.— Poles of the heavens , the two points in the heavens opposite to the poles of the earth—called also Celestial poles . [Fr.,—L. pol us —Gr. polos — pele in , to be in motion.]