An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. An → imaginary point in the → southern hemisphere representing the intersection of the → Earth’s → rotation axis with the → globe with the → celestial sphere.
   

2. For a → magnet, the pole which points toward the geographic south.
   

3. In a → magnetic field, the point which receives a → line of force coming from the
   → north pole.

See also: → south; → pole.