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DEXTROROTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dextrorotation mean? 

DEXTROROTATION (noun)
  The noun DEXTROROTATION has 1 sense:

1. rotation to the rightplay

  Familiarity information: DEXTROROTATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEXTROROTATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotation to the right

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

clockwise rotation; dextrorotation

Hypernyms ("dextrorotation" is a kind of...):

gyration; revolution; rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))

Antonym:

levorotation (rotation to the left)


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