antipode

English

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Etymology

Back-formation from antipodes.

Noun

antipode (plural antipodes)

1. something directly opposite or diametrically opposed

Translations

something directly opposite

Croatian: antipod (hr) m. Esperanto: antipodo (eo) Norwegian: diametral motsats (no) c., diametral motsetning (no) c., rak motsats (no) c., rak motsetning (no) c.

Russian: антипод (ru) (antipód) m. Swedish: diametral (sv) motsats (sv) c., (maths) antipod (sv) c.

References

• “antipode” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

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French

Noun

antipode m. (plural antipodes)

1. antipode
2. opposite

   deux hommes aux antipodes

   two totally opposite men

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Italian

Noun

antipode m. and f. (plural antipodi)

1. antipode

Derived terms

• agli antipodi
• antipode ottico

Anagrams

• pedinato