Best Opposite Words For POLES
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| center | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually noun • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher • a building dedicated to a particular activity • a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • the object upon which interest and attention focuses • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process • the middle of a military or naval formation • (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team • (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback • a place where some particular activity is concentrated • politically moderate persons; centrists • (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team • the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering • mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game • (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game adjective satellite • equally distant from the extremes verb • center upon • direct one's attention on something • move into the center | ||||||||
| equator | nounn | |||||||
noun • an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles • a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts | ||||||||
| equinoctial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to the vicinity of the equator • relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal) noun • the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles | ||||||||
| meridian | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or happening at noon noun • a town in eastern Mississippi • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator adjective satellite • being at the best stage of development | ||||||||
| middle | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages • between an earlier and a later period of time noun • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • an intermediate part or section • the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) • the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process adjective satellite • being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series • equally distant from the extremes verb • put in the middle | ||||||||
| north | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
adjective • situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north noun • the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line • the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees • a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city • the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) • British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) • the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point • the direction in which a compass needle points adverb • in a northern direction | ||||||||
| south | nounn | |||||||
adjective • situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south noun • the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line • the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city • the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point adverb • in a southern direction | ||||||||
| tropic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics adjective satellite • relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) • of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics | ||||||||
| zenith | nounn | |||||||
noun • the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||||||||
| equatorward | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
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| zero | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) noun • a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential • a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number • the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured • the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing adjective satellite • indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration • having no measurable or otherwise determinable value • indicating an initial point or origin verb • adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value • adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun) | ||||||||
