Meanings
adjectiveantipodal (not comparable)
- not comparableDiametrically opposite.
nounantipodal (plural antipodals)
plural antipodals
- biologyOne of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiverelating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth
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nounthe relation of opposition along a diameter
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antipodal oppositiondiametrical opposition
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Origin
- Englishantipode
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishantipodal
Translations
Esperanto antipoda, antipoda
- antipodaon opposite sides of the globe
- antipodadiametrically opposite
Finnish antipodinen, vastakkainen
- antipodinenon opposite sides of the globe
- vastakkainenon opposite sides of the globe
- vastakkainendiametrically opposite
Irish antapódach
- antapódachon opposite sides of the globe
Japanese 対蹠的な, 対蹠的な
- 対蹠的な (taishoteki na)on opposite sides of the globe
- 対蹠的な (taishoteki na)diametrically opposite
- 正反対な (seihantai na)diametrically opposite
- 真逆の (magyaku no)diametrically opposite
Portuguese antipodal, antipodal
- antipodalon opposite sides of the globe
- antipodaldiametrically opposite
Tagalog kaibayo, kaibayo
- kaibayoon opposite sides of the globe
- kaibayodiametrically opposite
Cite this entry
APA
antipodal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipodal
MLA
“antipodal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipodal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antipodal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipodal.
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