oppos

Meanings

• adjective, noun

  Opposite in terms of direction or position.

  - "The oppos direction is north when south is the given direction."
  - "The oppos number to 5 is 5's opposit or 5-s complement, which is 4."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with oppos
hopes , stops , dopes

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Variants

List of all variants of oppos that leads to same result
oppo , oppo dump , oppo dumps , oppo research , oppo researcher , oppo researchers , oppos

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Forms

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opposites, oppositely, oppositeness

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Etymology

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From Old French oppos, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opposuere, from ob- 'against' + ponere 'put'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'opposites attract' was popularized in a 1934 book by anthropologist Helen Flanders Dunbar. The concept was later studied in psychology and found to be largely true in the case of romantic relationships.

2. In mathematics, the opposit or complement of a number is found by subtracting the number from 10 and then adding 1. For example, the opposit of 5 is 5's complement, which is 4+1=5.

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Related Concepts

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1. antonym: A word having the opposite meaning of another.

2. complement: Something that completes or makes perfect. In mathematics, the complement of a set is the set of all elements not in the original set.

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Culture

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In literature, opposites are often used to create tension and conflict. In art, opposites can be used to create balance and harmony.

How to Memorize "oppos"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine two sides of a coin, heads and tails, or north and south poles, to remember the meaning of opposites.

2. associate
   

   - Associate opposites with words that have opposite meanings, such as hot and cold, big and small, or up and down.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Opposites Attract' to remember that opposites attract in magnetism, but repel in electricity.

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