interpole

From inter- + pole.

interpole (plural interpoles)

1. (electrical engineering) An auxiliary pole of a commutator placed between the main poles to increase its efficiency.
   • 1951 January, “The Inner Circle and its Rolling Stock”, in Railway Magazine, page 59:

     Both types, however, were without interpoles and had sleeve bearings which required constant attention for lubrication.

   • 1960 May, “Testing a Brush Type "2" diesel locomotive”, in Trains Illustrated, page 304:

     During the same 29 min. the rise in temperature of the interpole windings of the main generator was 30° C.

• “interpole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

• interlope, let one rip, petroline, repletion, retpoline, terpineol

• Homophones: interpolent, interpoles

interpole

1. inflection of interpoler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

interpole

1. inflection of interpolar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /inteɾˈpole/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾˈpo.le]
• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧po‧le

interpole

1. inflection of interpolar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative