antoeci
/ænˈtiːsaɪ/
antoeci noun: the inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
Noun
antoeci pl (plural only)
- The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
- Antœci are such as dwell under the same Meridian and the same Latitude or Parallel equally distant from the Æquator; the one northward, the other Southward; the days in both places being of a length; but the Summer of the one being the others winter.1622, Peter Heylin, Cosmographie in Four Bookes, Containing the Chorographie and Historie of the Whole World, published 1674, introduction, page 20, column 1
- Antichthones…comprehend both the Antipodes and Antœci, or all beyond the Line[.]1684, Thomas Burnet, The Theory of the Earth, book 2, published 1697, page 174
Forms of antoeci
| alternative form | antoikoi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | antœci |
Origin of antoeci
From the Latin antoecī, from the Ancient Greek ἄντοικοι (ántoikoi, “dwellers opposite”), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “dwelling”).
Words formed from antoeci
Questions about antoeci
- What does antoeci mean?
- Antoeci means the inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.
- What part of speech is antoeci?
- Antoeci is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antoeci?
- Antoeci is pronounced /ænˈtiːsaɪ/ (UK).
Words near antoeci in the dictionary
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