Associations to the word «Antipodal»

Wiktionary

ANTIPODAL, adjective. On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
ANTIPODAL, adjective. Diametrically opposite
ANTIPODAL, noun. (biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.

Dictionary definition

ANTIPODAL, noun. The relation of opposition along a diameter.
ANTIPODAL, adjective. Relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antipodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats