Antichthon (gr.), Gegenerde; bei Plutarch die Erde jenseit des Centralfeuers; bei Pythagoras (s.d.) eine der 10 Sphären; jetzt die gegenüberliegende Halbkugel der Erde; daher Antichthŏnen, Bewohner zweier sich entgegengesetzten Theile, Antipoden.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Antichthon — An*tich thon, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. ?; ? against + ? the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antíchthōn — (griech., Gegenerde), im kosmischen System der Pythagoreer ein Weltkörper, der sich noch innerhalb der Bahn der Erde, dieser gegenüberstehend, um das Zentralfeuer bewegt. Antichthonen, soviel wie Antipoden … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
antichthon — /an tik thon, theuhn/, n., pl. antichthones / theuh neez /. counterearth. [1645 55; < L antichthones (pl.) < Gk antíchthones the antipodes, equiv. to antí ANTI + chthon (s. of chthón) earth + es pl. n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
antichthon — an·tich·thon … English syllables
antichthon — … Useful english dictionary
Antichthones — Antichthon An*tich thon, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. ?; ? against + ? the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counter-Earth — For the Marvel Comics planet, see Counter Earth (comics). The Counter Earth is a hypothetical body of the Solar system first hypothesized by the presocratic philosopher Philolaus to support his non geocentric cosmology, in which all objects in… … Wikipedia
counterearth — ˈkau̇ntər+ˌ noun Etymology: counter + earth; translation of Greek antichthōn : a planet supposed in Pythagoreanism to accompany the earth in its revolutions and to shield it from the fire at the center of the universe * * * /kown teuhr errth /, n … Useful english dictionary
counterearth — /kown teuhr errth /, n. (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses. Also called antichthon. [1855 60;… … Universalium
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