antichthon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντίχθων (antíkhthōn), from ἀντί (antí, “against, opposite”) + χθών (khthṓn, “Earth”).
Noun[edit]
antichthon (plural antichthons) (optional capitalization)
- (obsolete) A hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
- Synonym: counter-earth
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a hypothetical planet on the opposite side of the Sun
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References[edit]
- “antichthon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.