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antipodal

[ an-tip-uh-dl ]

adjective

  1. Geography. on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes.
  2. diametrically opposite:

    twin brothers with antipodal personalities.

  3. Botany. (in a developing ovule) of or at the end opposite to the micropyle:

    antipodal nuclei.



antipodal

/ æˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
  2. exactly or diametrically opposite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

antipodal

/ ă-ĭə-ə /

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. See more at embryo sac

Adjective

  1. Situated on the opposite side or sides of the Earth.
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Origin of antipodal1

First recorded in 1640–50; antipode + -al 1
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In the book Baum merely set her wickedness as antipodal to Dorothy Gale’s pluck and goodness.

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Revisit the seminal 2008 Zadie Smith essay that helped put McCarthy’s novel on the map, and try to think of ways you too can use “antipodal” casually in a sentence?

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Later, Martinez will fill in the more troubling aspects of the character, but at this point even Troy finds him impressive and approachable enough, despite their antipodal politics, to accept his invitation to a rally.

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But in this revival, you could home in even closer to just its two sisters, antipodal soprano roles sung by Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen with floodlight luminosity and painfully human sensitivity.

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Measuring roughly 18 inches by 24 inches, the printed map encapsulates an antipodal, 103,483-square-mile country that required 20 hours of air travel for me to get there.

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