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antipole en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From anti- + pole.

Meanings

  1. The opposite pole.
    • For every point on a great circle its antipole is on the same great circle. 2000, Leslie P. Steffe, Patrick W. Thompson, Radical Constructivism in Action, page 128:
  2. A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
    • A line drawn from a point on a circle to its antipole will cross through the center.

Forms

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antipoles Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

antipolar

Translations (16)

nb motpol (opposite pole) · nn motpol (opposite pole) · de Gegenpol (position directly opposite) · cs protipól (opposite pole) · nb motpol (position directly opposite) · ja 対極 (opposite pole) · de Gegenpol (opposite pole) · pt antipolo (opposite pole) · da modpol (opposite pole) · pt antipolo (position directly opposite) · sv motpol (position directly opposite) · de Pol (position directly opposite) · sv motpol (opposite pole) · ja 対極 (position directly opposite) · nn motpol (position directly opposite) · cs protipól (position directly opposite)