A type of clothing item is called a polo.
Pole is a concept whose etymological origin comes from the Greek polus , which can be translated as "axis" . The notion has several uses in different contexts.
For geometry , a pole is the point that appears when an axis interrupts the surface of revolution. The concept is also used in geography to name the areas surrounding the Earth's poles .
Characteristics of the earth's poles
These poles are found at the points where the Earth's axis crosses the planetary sphere. The northern pole of the planet is the Arctic Pole (also known as the Boreal Pole or simply the North Pole ), while the South Pole is called the Antarctic Pole or Southern Pole .
Due to their location, these poles present extreme climatic conditions, with very low temperatures throughout the year that lead to the formation of large blocks of ice and perpetual snow.
Other uses of the term
The poles, on the other hand, are the terminals found in electrical circuits . The batteries , in this way, have their poles.
Polo is also the name given to a piece of clothing similar to a T-shirt , although with a collar and buttons. In some countries , polo shirts are known as chombas .
Likewise, we must not forget that polo is also the name of a flamenco style . However, in Venezuela that term is used to refer to music. More precisely, it is an artistic form from the eastern coast, which is accompanied by the sound of maracas and is part of the folklore genre.
Polo is also a sport that is played on horseback . Each team is made up of four players whose objective is to get the ball, propelled by a cue, into the rival goal in order to score a goal.
Polo is an equestrian sport.
Polo as a surname and name
Throughout history there have been different people who have had Polo as a surname. Among them is Marco Polo (1254-1324), a Venetian merchant who became a well-known figure inside and outside Italy for the books he published in which he narrated his travels around the world, especially in the area of East Asia . That would be the case, for example, of the work "The Travels of Marco Polo" .
In the same way, this is also the surname of the Madrid philosopher Leonardo Polo (1926-2013), who was a member of Opus Dei and who throughout his career published numerous books such as "Access to being" , "Evidence and reality in Descartes" and "The originality of the Christian conception of existence" .
We cannot forget that polo is also the name of different populations in the world. Specifically, this is what a city in the Dominican Republic and two in the United States are called. One of these is located in Illinois and the other in Missouri .
Polo, finally, is the name of a Volkswagen car model and a brand of water ice cream .