Meanings
- not comparablebusinessof or pertaining to the magnetic pole that becomes negative as its temperature increases and positive as its temperature decreases
Synonyms: antilogous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or pertaining to the magnetic pole that becomes negative as its temperature increases and positive as its temperature decreases
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀντίλογος“contradictory, reverse”
- Englishantilogue
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντίλογος (antílogos, “contradictory, reverse”), from ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, “speak against, gainsay, contradict”). Equivalent to anti- + -logue.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan antíleg
- antílegof the magnetic pole which is negative when heated and positive when cooled
French antilogue
- antilogueof the magnetic pole which is negative when heated and positive when cooled
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antilogue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilogue
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