antipode
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an·ti·pode
(ăn'tĭ-pōd') 
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A direct or diametrical opposite: "We just sit and listen to the fullness of the quiet, as an antipode to focused busyness" (Kathryn A. Knox).
n.
A direct or diametrical opposite: "We just sit and listen to the fullness of the quiet, as an antipode to focused busyness" (Kathryn A. Knox).
[Back-formation from ANTIPODES.]
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antipode
noun
- That which is diametrically opposed to another: antipodes, antithesis, antonym, contrary, converse, counter, opposite, reverse. Logic contradictory, contrapositive. See support/oppose.
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Antipode, Antipodes, or Antipodeans may refer to:
- Antipodal point, the diametrically opposite point on a sphere
- Antipodes Water Company, a premium bottled water brand
- Antipode (algebra), the convolution inverse of the identity on a Hopf algebra
- Antipode (chemistry), a synonym for the term enantiomer
- Antipodes, the region on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to another region
- Antipodes (mental state), a concept in the essay Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley
- Antipodes Islands, inhospitable volcanic islands
- The Antipodes, a Caroline-era stage play by Richard Brome
- Antipodeans, inhabitants of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, see Antipodes
- Antipodeans, 20th-century Australian art group
- Antipodes (sculpture) by Jim Sanborn
- Antipode (journal), an academic journal
- Antipode, a circus skill that involves juggling with one's feet while lying on one's back; a form of equilibristics
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Antipode
Dansk (Danish)
n. - diametralt modsat beliggende sted på jorden
idioms:
- the Antipodes diametralt modsat beliggende sted på jorden
Nederlands (Dutch)
het tegenovergestelde, (mv) punt aan andere kant van de wereldbol
Français (French)
n. - antipode
idioms:
- the Antipodes les Antipodes
Deutsch (German)
n. - Antipode
idioms:
- the Antipodes Australien und Ozeanien
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίποδας, ο εκ διαμέτρου αντίθετος
idioms:
- the Antipodes οι Αντίποδες
idioms:
- the Antipodes gli Antipodi
Português (Portuguese)
n. - antípoda (m) (fig.) (f) (Bot.)
idioms:
- the Antipodes os Antípodas
Русский (Russian)
антипод, диаметрально противоположная точка зрения
idioms:
- the Antipodes Австралия и Новая Зеландия
Español (Spanish)
n. - antípoda
idioms:
- the Antipodes las antípodas
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antipod, motsats
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正相反的事物
idioms:
- the Antipodes 澳大利亚与其群岛
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 正相反的事物
idioms:
- the Antipodes 澳大利亞與其群島
idioms:
- the Antipodes 대척지
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 対掌体, 正反対のもの
idioms:
- the Antipodes 地球の反対側
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نقيض
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - היפך גמור, ההיפך במדויק, אנטיפודה, מקום הנמצא בצדו השני של העולם
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