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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=polus pola, polum ADJ :: little; small; (only a) small amount/quantity of/little bit of<br />polus polus poli N M :: pole (e.g., north pole), end of an axis; heaven, sky, celestial vault
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>pŏlus</b>: i, m., = [[πόλος]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., the [[end]] of an [[axis]], a [[pole]] ([[poet]]. and postAug.): [[terra]] a verticibus duobus, quos appellaverunt polos, [[centrum]] caeli est, nec non Signiferi [[oblique]] [[inter]] eos siti, Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 63; 2, 70, 71, § 179; Ov. M. 2, 75; id. P. 2, 7, 64: [[polus]] [[glacialis]], the [[north]] [[pole]], id. M. 2, 173; or, [[gelidus]], id. H. 18, 152; also absol., the [[north]] [[pole]], id. Tr. 4, 3, 15: [[polus]] [[australis]], id. M. 2, 131; or, [[austrinus]], the [[south]] [[pole]], Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 56.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> The polar [[star]], Vitr. 9, 6 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> The heavens, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 14 (Trag. Rel. p. 190 Rib.); Verg. A. 3, 586; 5, 721; Hor. C. 1, 28, 6; 3, 29, 44; id. Epod. 17, 77; Val. Fl. 1, 622: immensi parva [[figura]] poli, Ov. F. 6, 278.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=(1) <b>pŏlus</b>,¹⁰ ī, m. ([[πόλος]]),<br /><b>1</b> pôle [du monde] : Plin. 2, 63 ; Ov. M. 2, 75 &#124;&#124; le Nord : Ov. M. 2, 173 ; Tr. 4, 3, 15 &#124;&#124; l’étoile polaire : Vitr. Arch. 9, 6, 6<br /><b>2</b> le ciel : Acc. Tr. 190 ; Virg. En. 3, 586 ; Hor. O. 1, 28, 6.||le Nord : Ov. M. 2, 173 ; Tr. 4, 3, 15||l’étoile polaire : Vitr. Arch. 9, 6, 6<br /><b>2</b> le ciel : Acc. Tr. 190 ; Virg. En. 3, 586 ; Hor. O. 1, 28, 6.
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{{Georges
|georg=polus, ī, m. ([[πόλος]], der Drehpunkt; dah.) I) der [[Pol]] an der Erd- und Himmelsachse, [[Nord]]- u. [[Südpol]] ([[rein]] lat. [[vertex]]), Cic. poët. u. Plin.: p. [[gelidus]], [[glacialis]], [[Nordpol]], Ov.; u. ders. bl. [[polus]], Ov.: p. [[australis]], der [[Südpol]], Ov. – II) übtr.: A) der [[sich]] [[über]] [[uns]] hindrehende, sichtbare [[Himmel]], das Himmelsgewölbe (vgl. [[Varro]] LL. 7, 14), Acc. tr. fr., Hor. u.a. Dicht.: immensi parva [[figura]] poli, [[Himmelskugel]], Ov. [[fast]]. 6, 278. – Plur., Val. Flacc. 1, 622. – B) der Nordstern, [[Polarstern]], Vitr. 9, 4 (6), 6, 6.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=polus, i. m. :: 極。天。Duo poli 南北二極。
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