antipodal
[an-tip-uh-dl]
- 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.
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Origin of antipodal
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Examples from the Web for antipodal
Contemporary Examples
Even his most antipodal fellow councilman cried and embraced him afterward.
Historical Examples
The two races, the Anglo-Saxon and the negro, have antipodal constitutions.
His appearance is antipodal to that of the beefy, bluff, full-blooded John Bull.
A Year in EuropeWalter W. Moore
The style and thought of these two remarkable artists is antipodal.
UnicornsJames Huneker
In temperament and in interests the two sisters were antipodal.
Women of Early ChristianityAlfred Brittain
What enlightened views the ministers in the antipodal countries do have!
The Modern Woman's Rights MovementKaethe Schirmacher
antipodal
- of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
- exactly or diametrically opposite
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antipodal
[ăn-tĭp′ə-dəl]
- 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.
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- Situated on the opposite side or sides of the Earth.
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