- counterearth
- coun·ter·earth
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counterearth
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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
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
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
