Antipode (disambiguation)

Antipode has several meanings:

Mathematics and Geography:

• those inhabitants or regions of the world that are on the other side of the earth, see antipode
• in mathematics two points of a sphere that are diametrically opposite each other, see antipode (mathematics)
• a mathematical concept in Hopf algebra
• a scientific journal, see Antipode (journal)

Natural Sciences:

• optical antipodes, an outdated term in chemistry for enantiomers
• three haploid cells in the embryo sac mother nucleus (ovule) of the angiosperms, see ovule: Covering plant

Others:

• an artist lying on his back who juggles with his feet, see Icarier
• Antipodes (people) , their feet are pointing backwards, which is why they can only walk backwards; they belong to the wonder people
• in today's usage as a synonym for antagonist , i.e. for an opponent with opposite, i. d. Usually opinions incompatible with one's own views, opponents

Antipodes stands for

• Megadyptes antipodes
• Antipodes Islands
• Antipodes Fracture Zone

Web links

Wiktionary: Antipode  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.