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Answer for the clue "The relation of opposition along a diameter ", 9 letters:
antipodal

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes 2 diametrically opposite n. (context biology English) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth; "antodpodean latitudes"; "antipodal regions of the earth"; "antipodal points on a sphere" [syn: antipodean ] n. the relation of opposition along a diameter [syn: antipodal opposition ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antipodal \An*tip"o*dal\, a. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe. Diametrically opposite. ``His antipodal shadow.'' --Lowell.

Usage examples of antipodal.

Starting from an antipodal position, Kundera shares with Leclerc that sense of hovering at the borderline where a thought or situation, stretched to maximum intensity, teeters on the brink of collapse into the ridiculous or the absurd.

Though the Grand Council still met here annually, and Castle Afon was still the Roidhun's official primary residence, the bulk of government business was transacted in antipodal Tridaig.