Bole vs. Pole — What's the Difference?

Bole refers to the part of a tree below the branches.

Pole can refer to the opposite ends of a magnet.

Any of various soft fine clays, especially a reddish-brown variety used as a pigment.

Either of the regions contiguous to the extremities of the earth's rotational axis, the North Pole or the South Pole.

The trunk or stem of a tree.

One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions;

The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.

Bole is the shaft of a tree that provides support.

A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

Bole can refer to the part of a tree used for timber.

One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

Bole is the main stem or trunk of a tree.

One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

The trunk of a tree.

Either extremity of an axis through a sphere.

A moderate reddish brown.

A square rod of land

Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia.

(transitive) To convey on poles.

(colour) The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay.

Pole denotes a position of extremity, often in opinions.

(obsolete) A bolus; a dose.

A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5 yards, or a square measure equal to 30 square yards; a rod; a perch.

The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.

The point on a nerve cell where a process originates.

An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.

Either of two antithetical ideas, propensities, forces, or positions.

Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and adulterate various substances. It was formerly used in medicine. It is composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. See Clay, and Terra alba.

A fixed point of reference.

A bolus; a dose.

The origin in a polar coordinate system; the vertex of a polar angle.

A soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

A point in the complex plane at which a given function is not defined.

A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa

A long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood or other material.

Bole is the central core of a tree.

The long tapering wooden shaft extending up from the front axle of a vehicle to the collars of the animals drawing it; a tongue.

To support (plants) with a pole.

To propel a boat or raft with a pole.

To use ski poles to maintain or gain speed.

Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

(transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

To strike (the ball) very hard.

(transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained.

Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.

A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian.

To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

Deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

Pole is a long wooden or metal shaft used in various activities.

(Electricity) Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell or battery.

(Astronomy) See celestial pole.

Either extremity of the main axis of a nucleus, cell, or organism.

Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.

A unit of area equal to a square rod.

(Sports) The inside position on the starting line of a racetrack

A native or inhabitant of Poland.

A person of Polish ancestry.

To propel with a pole

To propel (oneself) or make (one's way) by the use of ski poles

To strike, poke, or stir with a pole.

A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.

(angling) A type of basic fishing rod.

A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.

A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.

(historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (4 chain or 2 yards).

(motor racing) Pole position.

A gun.

(vulgar) A penis

Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.

A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).

(geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.

(electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.

(complex analysis) For a meromorphic function $f(z)$, any point $a$ for which $f(z)\; \backslash rightarrow\; \backslash infty$ as $z\; \backslash rightarrow\; a$.

(obsolete) The firmament; the sky.

Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.

To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.

(transitive) To furnish with poles for support.

One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle.

The firmament; the sky.

To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.

To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.

A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

A native or inhabitant of Poland

A linear measure of 16.5 feet

Propel with a pole;

Support on poles;

Pole is a long slender piece of material used as a support or tool.

Pole can also mean a long measuring rod.

No, even after a tree is cut down, the main trunk or stem is still referred to as the bole.

Yes, some trees, due to certain growth patterns or external influences, can develop multiple boles.

Bole is the main trunk or stem of a tree, typically excluding the branches.

Pole often refers to a long, slender piece of wood or metal used as a support, tool, or part of a structure.

Yes, both flagpoles and fishing poles are specific types of poles designed for particular purposes.

The bole is primarily above ground, though the base of the bole may merge with the tree's root system below ground.

Yes, in a metaphorical sense, pole can denote extremities in opinions, positions, or conditions.

Yes, the bole of a tree, being the main source of wood, is often used in timber and wood-based industries.

In magnetism, poles refer to the two ends of a magnet, namely the north and south poles, which exhibit attraction or repulsion.

Yes, poles can symbolize direction, as in "north pole" and "south pole," or extremity, as in polar opposites.