Adjective

/ˈäpəzit/,

Having a position on the other or further side of something; facing something, esp. something of the same type,

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being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
antonym: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
face-to-face: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
reverse: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
opposition: a contestant that you are matched against
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In mathematics, the additive inverse, or opposite, of a number a is the number that, when added to a, yields zero. The additive inverse of F is denoted −F.
In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. ...
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(opposites) Two numbers whose sum is 0. For example, -3 and 3 are opposites. On a number line; opposites are the same distance from 0 but in different directions from 0. The number 0 is its own opposite.
(1. Opposites) This works for certain adjectives, verbs, nouns, adverbs, determiners etc, e.g. “What’s the opposite of dark/ stop/ an idiot/ suddenly/ few?”
(Opposites) (children's poetry) 1973
(Opposites) Jeff is jealous when Nick gets to manage the parade; Oscar reviews his opposites with others; Ray prejudices a new and unusual lick.
(Opposites) The differentiation of ego-consciousness from unconscious contents.
(Opposites) This refers to any pair of inner selves that have opposing viewpoints and energy systems, like Being & Doing, Rational Mind & Body Sensuality,and Procrastinator & Finisher. ...
(Opposites) strong/weak, long/short, fast/slow, soft/hard, cool/heat, cold/hot
(Opposites) written by Robert Crowther
said of leaves, etc. when they arise on opposite sides of a stem at the same node; of flower parts when they are situated directly above other parts.
2 or 3 leaves that are directly across from each other on the same twig.
Leaf form, where the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs along the stem. Compare alternate.
the arrangement of leaves on a stem - the leaves attach in pairs at the same point, opposite each other, rather than attaching at alternate points.
leaf attachments paired at each node; decussate if, as typical, each successive pair is rotated 90° going along the stem; or distichous if not rotated, but two-ranked (in the same plane).
Two at a node, on different(opposing) sides of the axis.
1. Arranged in pairs along an axis e.g., two leaves per node. (see alternate, whorled). 2. Occurring in the same rank, directly above or below, as "stamens opposite petals". 3. Located directly across from.