antipodal

antipodal
I. adjective Date: 1646 1. of or relating to the antipodes; specifically situated at the opposite side of the earth or moon <
an antipodal meridian
>
<
an antipodal continent
>
2. diametrically opposite <
an antipodal point on a sphere
>
3. entirely opposed <
a system antipodal to democracy
>
II. noun Date: 1919 any of three haploid cells in most angiosperms that are grouped at the end of the embryo sac farthest from the micropylecalled also antipodal cell

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  • Antipodal — An*tip o*dal, a. 1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe. [1913 Webster] 2. Diametrically opposite. His antipodal shadow. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antipodal — antipodal, ale, aux [ɑ̃tipɔdal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1752, Trévoux; de antipode. ❖ ♦ Didact. Qui est situé aux antipodes. || Point antipodal …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • antipodal — index adverse (opposite), hostile, inverse, opposite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • antipodal — adj. 2 g. Relativo aos antípodas. = ANTIPODIANO, ANTIPÓDICO …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • antipodal — antipodal, antipodean antithetical, contrary, *opposite, contradictory, antonymous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • antipodal — I noun the relation of opposition along a diameter • Syn: ↑antipodal opposition, ↑diametrical opposition • Hypernyms: ↑opposition II adjective relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth …   Useful english dictionary

  • antipodal — /an tip euh dl/, adj. 1. Geog. on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes. 2. diametrically opposite: twin brothers with antipodal personalities. 3. Bot. (in a developing ovule) of or at the end opposite to the micropyle:… …   Universalium

  • antipodal — an•tip•o•dal [[t]ænˈtɪp ə dl[/t]] adj. 1) geo on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes 2) diametrically opposite: antipodal personalities[/ex] 3) opposed: a view antipodal to the majority[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50 …   From formal English to slang

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