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Antipode or Antipodes may refer to:
Mathematics
- Antipodal point, the diametrically opposite point on a circle or n-sphere, also known as an antipode
- Antipode, the convolution inverse of the identity on a Hopf algebra
Geography
- Antipodes, points on the Earth's surface that are diametrically opposed
- Antipodes Islands, inhospitable volcanic islands south of New Zealand
- Antipodes, a term for Australia and New Zealand, roughly the area known as Australasia, based on their rough proximity to the antipodes of Britain
Arts and media
- Antipode (journal), progressive social science general
- Antipodes (sculpture) by Jim Sanborn
- The Antipodes, a c. 1640 stage play by Richard Brome
- Antipodes, journal of the American Association for Australian Literary Studies
- Risley (circus act), a circus skill that involves juggling with one's feet while lying on one's back, also known as antipode
Other uses
- Antipodes (submarine), a commercial submarine built in 1973
- Antipodes Water Company, a premium bottled water brand
- Enantiomer, a molecule that has a mirror image of itself, formerly known as antipode
- Antipode, a supersonic business aircraft concept by Charles Bombardier
- Antipodes, mental states described by Aldous Huxley in the essay "Heaven and Hell"
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