ANTIPODAL


Meaning of ANTIPODAL in English

[an.tip.o.dal] adj (1646) 1: of or relating to the antipodes; specif: situated at the opposite side of the earth or moon "an ~ meridian" "an ~ continent"

2: diametrically opposite "an ~ point on a sphere"

3: entirely opposed "a system ~ to democracy"

[2]antipodal n (1919): any of three cells in the female gametophyte of most angiosperms that are grouped at the end of the embryo sac farthest from the micropyle--called also antipodal cell

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