antipodal

• Relativo a la oposición directa o extrema de algo; en geografía, se dice de los puntos situados en lados opuestos de la Tierra, de modo que una línea recta trazada entre ellos pasa por el centro del planeta.

Relating to the direct opposite of something, often used in geography to describe points on opposite sides of the Earth.

1. Diametrically oppositeC2formal

   Relating to the relationship of being directly opposite along a diameter, especially of a sphere or circle.

   antípoda

   • The two points on the globe are antipodal to each other.
   • In geometry, antipodal points are exactly opposite on a circle.
   • The antipodal relationship between the two poles is well known.

   Sinónimosdiametricdiametricaloppositepolar

   Antónimosadjacentnearproximate

2. Geographically oppositeC2formal

   Situated on opposite sides of the Earth; relating to the antipodes.

   antípoda

   • Australia is often considered antipodal to the United Kingdom.
   • The antipodal region of New Zealand is in the Atlantic Ocean.
   • They studied the antipodal climates of the northern and southern hemispheres.

   Sinónimosantipodeandiametricdiametricalopposite

• Sustantivo que denota una relación de oposición a lo largo de un diámetro o el estado de estar en lados opuestos de la Tierra; también, una persona o cosa diametralmente opuesta a otra.

A noun referring to the relation of opposition along a diameter, or a state of being situated at opposite sides of the earth.

1. Direct oppositeC2formal

   A person or thing that is the exact opposite of another.

   antípoda

   • In many ways, he is the antipodal of his brother.
   • The two political leaders are antipodals in their views.
   • Her calm nature is the antipodal of his energetic personality.

   Sinónimosantithesiscontraryconverseinverseobverseoppositereverse

   Antónimoscounterpartequivalent

2. Geographical oppositeC2formal

   A point on the Earth's surface that is diametrically opposite to another point.

   Punto opuesto geográficamente

   • New Zealand is often considered the antipodal of Spain.
   • The antipodal of London is somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
   • Traveling to the antipodal requires crossing many time zones.