(Australia, informal) A small traffic bollard in the middle of an intersection.

plural of body politic

plural of polar body

A rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the pectoralis on one side of the body, and usually also webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.

A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.

A particular type of AC single-phase induction motor

A magnetic pole in an electric motor or solenoid with a shading coil that encircles a portion of the pole face. The shading coil creates an out-of-phase current that allows a single phase alternating current electric motor to start or minimizes chatter in an alternating current solenoid or relay.

plural of shaded-pole motor

The terminating surface of a magnetic pole of a magnet or electromagnet.

plural of pole face