antichthon
antichthon noun: a hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
Noun
antichthon (plural antichthons)
- A hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
- It is curious at least, that his Philosophy obliged Pythagoras, to make the Solar System #61;10, tho' his imperfect Astrognosy reduced him to the shift of including the moon, and imagining an Antiχθων ["anti-earth, anti-world"] and taking the whole as a completory Unit—Sun, Mer[cury,] Ven[us,]...c. 1818 (date written), Samuel Taylor Coleridge, edited by George Whalley, The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Marginalia II: Camden to Hutton (Bollingen Series; LXXV), London: Routledge...
- Synonyms:
- counter-earth
antichthon meaning in Tamil
antichthon in Tamil
- நிலவுலகக் கோளகையின் தென்பாதி
Synonyms of antichthon
Forms of antichthon
| plural | antichthons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Antichthon |
Origin of antichthon
From Ancient Greek ἀντίχθων (antíkhthōn), from ἀντί (antí, “against, opposite”) + χθών (khthṓn, “Earth”).
Words formed from antichthon
Questions about antichthon
- What does antichthon mean?
- Antichthon means a hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
- What is antichthon in Tamil?
- Antichthon in Tamil is நிலவுலகக் கோளகையின் தென்பாதி. See Antichthon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antichthon?
- Antichthon is a noun.
- What is the plural of antichthon?
- The plural of antichthon is antichthons.
Words near antichthon in the dictionary
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