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cross-pole

cross-pole noun: a pole that runs horizontally between two supports or is supported by a central support.

Noun (1)

cross-pole (plural cross-poles)

  1. A pole that runs horizontally between two supports or is supported by a central support.
  2. One of two poles that cross over one another.

Noun (2)

cross-pole (plural cross-poles)

  1. A type of antenna that utilises cross-polarisation; an antenna in which the sending and receiving waves are orthogonal to one another.

Forms of cross-pole

pluralcross-poles

Origin of cross-pole

Shortening of cross-polarisation.

Questions about cross-pole

What does cross-pole mean?
Cross-pole means a pole that runs horizontally between two supports or is supported by a central support.
What part of speech is cross-pole?
Cross-pole is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-pole?
The plural of cross-pole is cross-poles.

Words near cross-pole in the dictionary

  1. cross-play
  2. cross-plies
  3. cross-ply
  4. cross-pol
  5. cross-polarisation
  6. cross-pole
  7. cross-poles
  8. cross-pollinate
  9. cross-pollinated
  10. cross-pollinates
  11. cross-pollinating

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