Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed to another.
- noun In cytology, a term applied to one of the two poles of the karyokinetic spindle of the dividing cell, the term pole being reserved for the one under immediate consideration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geography The opposite pole.
- noun geometry A position directly opposite (possibly also used
figuratively ).
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Examples
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There was an antipole on the other side of the planet.
"MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader Matt Ford 2010
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Their model predicts a distribution of grain sizes, with larger grains at the antipole (7-15 km) than at the identified pole (300-700m).
"MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader Matt Ford 2010
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There was an antipole on the other side of the planet.
"MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader Matt Ford 2010
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Their model predicts a distribution of grain sizes, with larger grains at the antipole (7-15 km) than at the identified pole (300-700m).
"MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader Matt Ford 2010
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German philosophy and literature, was described as a movement against classical and realistic theories of literature, an antipole to the rationality of the Age of Enlightenment.
WN.com - Articles related to Is China's economy really bigger than Japan's? 2010
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A simple viewing also ushers in the thrill of trying to simultaneously process pole and antipole: the cabin is as spartan as it is luxurious, clinical as it is inviting, hard as it is soft.
Autoblog 2010
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As already mentioned above, the evolvement and upkeep of life, the antipole to chaos and entropy, is only possible, as long as there is order.
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"orthodoxy" has always regarded as the very antipole to religious faith.
What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular Edmond Holmes 1893
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a movement against classical and realistic theories of literature, an antipole to the rationality of the Age of Enlightenment.
WN.com - Articles related to Is China's economy really bigger than Japan's? 2010
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