2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ANTICHTHONES — de quibus Male, l. 1. c. 1. Antichthones alteram, nos alteram habitamus. Ad quae verba sic Is. Vossius. Qui hîc amotârunt, Pomponium perperam antichthones vocare, qui antomi, vel antaeci erant dicendi, illi ipsi errant. Duplicem terram statuit… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Antichthones — Antichthones, in geography, are those peoples who inhabit countries on opposite sides of the Earth. The word is compounded of the Greek ὰντὶ , contra, and χθών , terra.The term antichthones is now used in the same sense as antipodes , but in… … Wikipedia
antichthones — n.pl. inhabitants of antipodes … Dictionary of difficult words
antichthones — antichˈthones / thon ēz/ plural noun (obsolete) The antipodeans • • • Main Entry: ↑Antichthon … Useful english dictionary
antichthon — /an tik thon, theuhn/, n., pl. antichthones / theuh neez /. counterearth. [1645 55; < L antichthones (pl.) < Gk antíchthones the antipodes, equiv. to antí ANTI + chthon (s. of chthón) earth + es pl. n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
Antipodes — For other uses, see Antipode (disambiguation). This map shows the antipodes of each point on the Earth s surface – the points where the blue and yellow overlap are land antipodes most land has its antipodes in the ocean. This map uses the Lambert … Wikipedia
Antichthon — An*tich thon, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. ?; ? against + ? the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counter-Earth — For the Marvel Comics planet, see Counter Earth (comics). The Counter Earth is a hypothetical body of the Solar system first hypothesized by the presocratic philosopher Philolaus to support his non geocentric cosmology, in which all objects in… … Wikipedia
Pomponius Mela — Depiction of Pomponius Mela s geographical view of the World … Wikipedia
Early world maps — Ptolemy s world map (2nd century) in a 15th century reconstruction Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period … Wikipedia
