antilogue
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντίλογος (antílogos, “contradictory, reverse”), from ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, “speak against, gainsay, contradict”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
- (of the magnetic pole that becomes negative when heated and positive when cooled): antilogous
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "of the magnetic pole that becomes positive when heated and negative when cooled"): analogue, analogous
Translations edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντίλογος (antílogos, “contradictory, reverse”), from ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, “speak against, gainsay, contradict”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
antilogue (plural antilogues)
- (mineralogy, electricity) antilogue
- Antonym: analogue
Further reading edit
- “antilogue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.