antipodal

[an-tip-uh-dl]

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adjective

Geography. on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes.
diametrically opposite: twin brothers with antipodal personalities.
Botany. (in a developing ovule) of or at the end opposite to the micropyle: antipodal nuclei.

Origin of antipodal

First recorded in 1640–50; antipode + -al¹

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Related Words for antipodal

counter, contrary, opposite, diametric

Examples from the Web for antipodal

Contemporary Examples of antipodal

Even his most antipodal fellow councilman cried and embraced him afterward.
Gay Teens' New Champion Opens Up
Claire Howorth
October 17, 2010

Historical Examples of antipodal

The two races, the Anglo-Saxon and the negro, have antipodal constitutions.
Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments
Various
His appearance is antipodal to that of the beefy, bluff, full-blooded John Bull.
A Year in Europe
Walter W. Moore
The style and thought of these two remarkable artists is antipodal.
Unicorns
James Huneker
In temperament and in interests the two sisters were antipodal.
Women of Early Christianity
Alfred Brittain
What enlightened views the ministers in the antipodal countries do have!
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement
Kaethe Schirmacher

British Dictionary definitions for antipodal

antipodal

adjective

of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
exactly or diametrically opposite

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antipodal in Science

antipodal

[ăn-tĭp′ə-dəl]

Noun

In angiosperms, any of three nuclei located at the end of the embryo sac opposite the micropyle. The antipodals degenerate at or shortly after fertilization. See more at embryo sac.

Adjective

Situated on the opposite side or sides of the Earth.