antipole
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
antipole (plural antipoles)
- (geography) The opposite pole.
- 2000, Leslie P. Steffe, Patrick W. Thompson, Radical Constructivism in Action[1], page 128:
- For every point on a great circle its antipole is on the same great circle.
- (geometry) A 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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Translations[edit]
opposite pole
position directly opposite