opponent
31Opponent — opponieren »sich widersetzen; widersprechen«: Das seit dem 15. Jh. belegte Verb ist aus lat. op ponere »entgegensetzen; einwenden« entlehnt (vgl. ↑ ob..., ↑ Ob... und ↑ Position), aus dessen Part. Präs. opponens im 17. Jh. das Fremdwort Opponent… …
32opponent in a lawsuit — index litigant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
33Opponent process — For the universal psychological and neurological model, see opponent process theory. Opponent colors based on experiment. Deuteranopes see little difference between the two colors in the central column. The color opponent process is a color… …
34Opponent-process theory — For its application to color theory, see Opponent process. Opponent process theory is a universal psychological and neurological model proposed by Ewald Hering to account for a wide range of behaviors including color vision; this model was… …
35opponent — noun /ɒpəʊnən̩t/ a) An individual or group who is a rival of another. b) One who attempts to stop the progression of. Ant: supporter, proponent, advocate …
36Opponent — Antagonist; Widerpart; Kontrahent; Gegenspieler; Konkurrent; Gegner; Widersacher; Feind; Rivale * * * Op|po|nẹnt 〈m. 16〉 jmd., der opponiert, Gegner im Redestreit * * * Op|po|nẹnt …
37opponent — op·po·nent ə pō nənt n a muscle that opposes or counteracts and limits the action of another …
38opponent — Synonyms and related words: adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonist, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, assailant, clashing, combatant, competitive, competitor, con, conflicting, contender, contestant, contradictory,… …
39Opponent — Op|po|nẹnt 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 jmd., der opponiert, Gegner bei einem Disput …
40Opponent — Op|po|nent der; en, en <aus lat. opponens, Gen. opponentis, Part. Präs. von opponere, vgl. ↑opponieren> jmd., der eine gegenteilige Anschauung vertritt; Gegner [in einem Streitgespräch] …
