I. an-ˈti-pə-d ə l adjective
Date: 1646
1. : of or relating to the antipodes ; specifically : situated at the opposite side of the earth or moon
an antipodal meridian
an antipodal continent
2. : diametrically opposite
an antipodal point on a sphere
3. : entirely opposed
a system antipodal to democracy
II. noun
Date: 1919
: any of three haploid cells in most angiosperms that are grouped at the end of the embryo sac farthest from the micropyle — called also antipodal cell