antilogue
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντίλογος (antílogos, “contradictory, reverse”), from ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, “speak against, gainsay, contradict”).
Adjective
antilogue (not comparable)
- (mineralogy, electricity, in pyroelectric substances such as tourmaline) of or pertaining to the magnetic pole that becomes negative as its temperature increases and positive as its temperature decreases
Synonyms
- (of the magnetic pole that becomes negative when heated and positive when cooled): antilogous
Antonyms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντίλογος (antílogos, “contradictory, reverse”), from ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, “speak against, gainsay, contradict”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ti.lɔɡ/
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Further reading
- “antilogue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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