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opposite 1. Botany a. (of leaves, flowers, etc.) arranged in pairs on either side of the stem b. (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the middle of another part 2. Maths a. (of two vertices or sides in an even-sided polygon) separated by the same number of vertices or sides in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction b. (of a side in a triangle) facing a specified angle 3. Maths the side facing a specified angle in a right-angled triangle opposite [′äp·ə·zət] (botany) Located side by side. Of leaves, being in pairs on an axis with each member separated from the other of the pair by half the circumference of the axis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Knowledge, again, is the opposite of the thing known, in the same sense; and the thing known also is explained by its relation to its opposite, knowledge. Nevertheless, there she stood, anxiously fixing her eyes on one house in the row, nearly opposite to her -- the house she had looked for before entering the lodgings; the house inhabited at that moment by Noel Vanstone and Mrs. Taking the candle from its place he commenced a systematic search of the apartment, nor had he gone far before he discovered another door in the opposite end of the room, a door which gave upon creaking hinges to the weight of his body. |
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