Meanings
nounantipole (plural antipoles)
plural antipoles
- geographyThe 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 - geometryA position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
A line drawn from a point on a circle to its antipole will cross through the center.
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Czech protipól, protipól
- protipólopposite pole
- protipólposition directly opposite
Danish modpol
- modpolopposite pole
German Gegenpol, Gegenpol
- Gegenpolopposite pole
- Gegenpolposition directly opposite
- Polposition directly opposite
Japanese 対極, 対極
- 対極 (taikyoku)opposite pole
- 対極 (taikyoku)position directly opposite
Norwegian Bokmål motpol, motpol
- motpolopposite pole
- motpolposition directly opposite
Portuguese antipolo, antipolo
- antipoloopposite pole
- antipoloposition directly opposite
Swedish motpol, motpol
- motpolopposite pole
- motpolposition directly opposite
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APA
antipole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipole
MLA
“antipole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antipole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipole.
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