rare. [ad. Gr. ἀντιτυπία, n. of quality f. ἀντίτυπ-ος: see prec. and -Y.] The resistance of matter to force of penetration, compression or motion.
1605. Bacon, Adv. Learn. (1640), 156. Motions of Antitypie, commonly called Motion opposing Penetration of Dimensions.
1846. Sir W. Hamilton, Dissert., in Reid’s Wks., 847. Antitypy, a word in Greek applied not only to this absolute and essential resistance of matter, quâ matter, but also [etc.].
