antipodal

Variant of antipodes

antipodes definition

an·tipo·des (an tip′ə dēz′)

plural noun

  1. any two places directly opposite each other on the earth
  2. a place on the opposite side of the earth
  3. two opposite or contrary things

Etymology: ML < L < Gr, pl. of antipous, with the feet opposite < anti-, opposite + pous, foot

Related Forms:

  • antipodal an·tip′o·dal adjective
  • antipodean an·tip′o·de′an (-dē′ən) adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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