Definition
Hanging or suspended in opposite directions from a central point; opposite in suspension or attachment.
Etymology
From counter- (opposite) + pendent (from Latin pendere, 'to hang'). Architectural and structural term describing objects suspended in opposed directions.
Kelly Says
Counterpendent designs appear in suspension bridges and mobiles—when weights hang in opposite directions from the same point, they create perfect balance, which is why Alexander Calder's famous mobiles use this principle.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخالفة
mu-khaal-fa
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত
bi-por-eet
CACatalà
contrapendent
kon-tra-pen-den-t
DEDeutsch
Gegensatz
geh-gen-satz
ELΕλληνικά
αντίθετος
an-ti-the-tos
ESEspañol
contrapendent
kon-tra-pe-den-te
FAفارسی
مخالف
mo-khaal-if
FISuomi
vastainen
va-sta-i-nen
FRFrançais
contre-pendant
kon-trə-pen-dɑ̃
GUGU
પારસ્પરિક
pa-ar-sp-arik
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिपक्ष
pra-ti-paksh
HUMagyar
ellentámas
el-len-ta-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlawanan
ber-la-wan-an
IGIG
ihe n'egbu
ee-he n'eg-boo
ITItaliano
contro-pendent
kon-tro-pen-dente
JA日本語
対照的な
tai-shou-teki-na
KMKM
ចំណាប់អំពី
chom-na-bap-a-mp-ee
KO한국어
반대되는
ban-dae-doen-neun
MRMR
प्रतिपक्ष
pra-ti-paksh
MSBahasa Melayu
bertentangan
ber-ten-tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyawng-lay
NLNederlands
tegenovergesteld
te-ghen-o-ver-stel-d
NONorsk
motstående
mot-st-aende
PLPolski
przeciwny
pro-ty-v-ny
PTPortuguês
contradependente
kon-tra-de-pen-den-te
RORomână
contrar
kon-tra-r
RUРусский
противоположный
pro-ty-vo-polo-zh-nyy
SVSvenska
motstående
mot-st-aende
SWKiswahili
kinyume
ki-nyu-me
TEతెలుగు
విपरीత
vi-pee-rita
THไทย
ตรงกันข้าม
trong-gan-kha-am
TLTL
magkaiba
ma-g-ka-i-ba
TRTürkçe
karşıt
kar-shiht
UKУкраїнська
протилежний
pro-ty-le-zh-nyy
VITiếng Việt
ngược lại
nguo-c-lai
ZUZU
ukuthi kwakuthi
oo-koo-thee kwa-koo-thee