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Meaning of ANTIPODAL

Pronunciation:  an'tipudl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the relation of opposition along a diameter
  2. [adj]  relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antodpodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
 
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 Synonyms: antipodal opposition, antipodean, diametrical opposition
 
 See Also: opposition

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An*tip"o*dal\, a.
1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side
   of the globe.
2. Diametrically opposite. ``His antipodal shadow.''
   --Lowell.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, confronting, contradictory, contrapositive, contrary, converse, counter, diametric, diametrically opposite, eyeball-to-eyeball, facing, inverse, obverse, opposing, opposite, polar, polaric, polarized, reverse
 

 

 

 

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