opposition : Idioms & Phrases
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antipodal opposition
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noun the relation of opposition along a diameter
antipodal opposition; antipodal.
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diametrical opposition
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noun the relation of opposition along a diameter
antipodal opposition; antipodal.
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gradable opposition
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noun an opposition that is capable of being graded
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mutual opposition
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noun a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
polarity.
- he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil
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orthogonal opposition
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noun the relation of opposition between things at right angles
perpendicularity; orthogonality.
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Polar , ∨ Polaric , opposition ∨ contrast
(Logic) , an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible.
Webster 1913
polar opposition
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noun an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles
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ungradable opposition
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noun an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other
