An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
ANTIPODAL
antipodal, antipodean
(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”
antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition
(noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antipodal (not comparable)
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
Synonyms
• diametrical
Noun
antipodal (plural antipodals)
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
Source: Wiktionary
An*tip"o*dal, a.
1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.
2. Diametrically opposite. His antipodal shadow." Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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