antipole

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ pole

Noun

antipole (plural antipoles)

(geography) The opposite pole.
- 2000, Leslie P. Steffe, Patrick W. Thompson, Radical Constructivism in Action‎, 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.

Related terms

antipolar

Translations

opposite pole

Czech: protipól
Danish: modpol c
German: Gegenpol (de) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: motpol (no) m

Nynorsk: motpol m
Portuguese: antipolo m
Swedish: motpol (sv) c

position directly opposite

Czech: protipól
German: Gegenpol (de) m, Pol (de) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: motpol (no) m

Nynorsk: motpol m, motpol m
Portuguese: antipolo m
Swedish: motpol (sv) c

Anagrams

Lapointe, laponite

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