地理极

地理極

dìlǐjí

noun

Meanings

1 geographic pole
2 the North or South Pole

Characters

principle, pattern

Examples

地理极和磁极并不在同一个位置。

Dìlǐjí hé cíjí bìng bù zài tóng yīgè wèizhì.

The geographic pole and the magnetic pole are not in the same location.

地球有南北两个地理极。

Dìqiú yǒu nán běi liǎng gè dìlǐjí.

The Earth has two geographic poles, north and south.

Tips

usage

Distinguish from 磁极 (cíjí) 'magnetic pole'. The geographic poles are fixed points of Earth's rotation axis; the magnetic poles drift over time.

Stroke Order

地 dì

理 lǐ

极 jí