What does antipodal mean?
Definitions for antipodal
ænˈtɪp ə dlan·tipo·dal
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Princeton's WordNet
antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical oppositionadjective
the relation of opposition along a diameter
antipodal, antipodeanadjective
relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth
"antipodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere"
Wiktionary
antipodalnoun
One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antipodaladjective
On opposite sides of the globe
antipodaladjective
diametrically opposite
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Antipodaladjective
Relating to the countries inhabited by the antipodes.
Etymology: from antipodes.
The Americans are antipodals unto the Indians. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. 7.
ChatGPT
antipodal
Antipodal generally refers to something being diametrically opposed or exactly opposite. It can be used in various contexts such as geography, mathematics, biology, etc. In geography, for instance, antipodal points are points that are directly opposite to each other on the Earth's surface. The term is derived from the Greek words 'anti' meaning opposite and 'podos' meaning foot.
Webster Dictionary
Antipodaladjective
pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe
Antipodaladjective
diametrically opposite
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of antipodal in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of antipodal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of antipodal in a Sentence
There are schools of thought and singularity that say, ‘This is going too far. Super-intelligence will start to dominate human intelligence in the next decade.’ I do not subscribe to that, there are also digital optimists who argue [AI] could cure poverty, hunger and everything else. There is one thing both of these two antipodal groups agree on: This is going to be the biggest tectonic transformation that the planet has ever seen. Whether it’s going to lead to the ultimate destruction of mankind or complete eradication of all diseases and poverty is up for debate. But the fact is this is going to have an impact bigger than any other impact that man has seen before. That’s not up for question.
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- 正反対, 真逆, 対蹠的Japanese
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