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ANTIPODAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The relation of opposition along a diameter
Synonyms:
antipodal; antipodal opposition; diametrical opposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("antipodal" is a kind of...):
opposition (a direction opposite to another)
Derivation:
antipodal (relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth
Example:
antipodal points on a sphere
Synonyms:
antipodal; antipodean
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
antipodes (any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth)
Derivation:
antipodal (the relation of opposition along a diameter)
antipodes (any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth)
