of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
2.
exactly or diametrically opposite
antipodal in American English
(ænˈtɪpədl)
adjective
1. Geography
on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes
2.
diametrically opposite
twin brothers with antipodal personalities
3. Botany(in a developing ovule)
of or at the end opposite to the micropyle
antipodal nuclei
Word origin
[1640–50; antipode + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: differential, generator, liaison, selection, sludge
Examples of 'antipodal' in a sentence
antipodal
This increases our understanding of the molecular regulatory mechanism of antipodal cell specification.
Xiaobo Yu, An Luo, Meng-xiang Sun 2016, 'An Efficient Antipodal Cell Isolation Method for Screening of Cell Type-Specific Genesin Arabidopsis thaliana', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0166390. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here, we report a method for antipodal cell isolation and transcriptome analysis.
Xiaobo Yu, An Luo, Meng-xiang Sun 2016, 'An Efficient Antipodal Cell Isolation Method for Screening of Cell Type-Specific Genesin Arabidopsis thaliana', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0166390. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These components include microstrip low-pass filters, finline bandpass/bandstop filters and antipodal finline bandstop filters.
A León, A Casanueva, J Herrero, F Marante 2013, 'Nuevos diseños de filtros planares en tecnologías de microcinta y finline utilizandoresonadores de anillos divididos Novel designs of planar filters in microstrip andfinline technologies using split ring resonators', Ingeniare : Revista Chilena de Ingenieríahttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-33052013000100002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The antipodal cells are a site of auxin accumulation in the maize embryo sac.
Antony Mathai Chettoor, Matthew Mount Stuart Evans 2015, 'Correlation between a loss of auxin signaling and a loss of proliferation in maizeantipodal cells', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00187/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The antipodal cells were large and persistent at the stage of globular embryo.
Filiz VARDAR, Ertuğrul Ali YAVUZ 2018, 'Development of Male and Female Gametophyte in Symphytum orientale L. (Boraginaceae)',Notulae Scientia Biologicaehttps://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/10191. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both fluorescent sensors exhibited some ability to discriminate the antipodal forms of aspartate and glutamate.
Xiao-bo Zhou, Yuk-Wang Yip, Wing-Hong Chan, Albert W. M. Lee 2011, 'An easy assembled fluorescent sensor for dicarboxylates and acidic amino acids', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.7.11. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Although the preliminary results are not conclusive, we have successfully identified the existence of antipodal behavioral patterns in neural activities.
Bayazit Karaman, R. Murat Demirer, Coskun Bayrak, M. Mert Su 2016, 'Modeling the Antipodal Connectivity Structure of Neural Communities', AIMS Neurosciencehttp://www.aimspress.com/neuroscience/article/762/fulltext.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mutant analysis shows a correlation between a loss of auxin signaling and a loss of proliferation of the antipodal cells.
Antony Mathai Chettoor, Matthew Mount Stuart Evans 2015, 'Correlation between a loss of auxin signaling and a loss of proliferation in maizeantipodal cells', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00187/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No antipodal relationship has been established.
Hernández Orlando, von Frese Ralph R.B., Khurama, S. Khurama, S. 2009, 'GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOR AN IMPACT CRATER IN VICHADA, NORTHWESTERN SOUTH AMERICA ANDITS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL', Earth Sciences Research Journalhttp://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/21104. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Poa annua was characterized by numerous antipodal cells which formed antipodal tissue in the chalazal region of the embryosac.
Giełwanowska Irena, Kellmann−Sopyła Wioleta 2015, 'Generative reproduction of Antarctic grasses, the native species Deschampsia antarcticaDesv. and the alien species Poa annua L.', Polish Polar Researchhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2015.36.issue-3/popore-2015-0016/popore-2015-0016.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)