noun
- a point or place that is diametrically opposite to another point, especially on a sphere or globe
- something that is the complete opposite or contrary of something else
Usage: often used in geography and geometry
Usage: figurative use
Examples
- Australia is roughly the antipole of the United Kingdom on Earth's surface.
- The antipole of the North Pole is the South Pole.
- In their political views, the two candidates were antipoles of each other.
- The antipole of a point on a sphere lies directly across its center.
- Kindness and cruelty are antipoles in human behavior.