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Antiscian

Antiscian noun: one of the inhabitants of the Earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.

Noun

Antiscian (plural Antiscians)

  1. (in plural, obsolete) One of the inhabitants of the Earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.
    Synonyms:
    Antiscii

Antiscian meaning in Tamil

Antiscian in Tamil

எதிர் மைவரையாளர், எதிர் மைவரைநிலையான

Synonyms of Antiscian

Forms of Antiscian

pluralAntiscians

Origin of Antiscian

Greek, from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + σκιά (shadow)

Questions about Antiscian

What does Antiscian mean?
Antiscian means one of the inhabitants of the Earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.
What is Antiscian in Tamil?
Antiscian in Tamil is எதிர் மைவரையாளர், எதிர் மைவரைநிலையான. See Antiscian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Antiscian?
Antiscian is a noun.
What is the plural of Antiscian?
The plural of Antiscian is Antiscians.

Words near Antiscian in the dictionary

  1. antischizophrenics
  2. antischolarship
  3. antischolastic
  4. antischool
  5. antiscia
  6. Antiscian
  7. Antiscians
  8. antiscience
  9. antisciences
  10. antiscientific
  11. antiscientifically

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