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antipodal

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ænˈtɪpədl̩/
  • CMU ARPABET: AE0 N T IH1 P AH0 D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Diametrically opposite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • antipodean latitudes
  • antipodal regions of the earth
  • antipodal points on a sphere

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antipodean

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the relation of opposition along a diameter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: opposition

History

Etymology

From antipode + -al.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: antipoda — on opposite sides of the globe
  • Irish: antapódach — on opposite sides of the globe
  • Japanese: 対蹠的な (taishoteki na) — on opposite sides of the globe
  • Portuguese: antipodal — on opposite sides of the globe
  • Tagalog: kaibayo — on opposite sides of the globe
  • Esperanto: antipoda — diametrically opposite
  • Japanese: 対蹠的な (taishoteki na) — diametrically opposite
  • Japanese: 正反対な (seihantai na) — diametrically opposite
  • Japanese: 真逆の (magyaku no) — diametrically opposite
  • Portuguese: antipodal — diametrically opposite
  • Tagalog: kaibayo — diametrically opposite
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