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pole
climax; extreme; extremity; culmination; height; zenith; nadir
北極と南極の温度差は大きい。
The temperature difference between the North and South Poles is large.
彼女は物事を極端に考える傾向がある。
She has extreme ways of thinking.
磁石のN極とS極が引き合う。
The N pole and S pole of a magnet attract each other.