| Pronunciation: | | `leevowrow'teyshun
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[n] rotation to the left |
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LEVOROTATION is a 12 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | counterclockwise rotation |
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| | Antonyms: | | clockwise rotation, dextrorotation |
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| | See Also: | | gyration, revolution, rotation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Le`vo*ro*ta"tion\, n. [Written also
{l[ae]vorotation}.] [Levo- + rotation.] (Physics & Chem.)
Rotation in the direction of an outgoing right-handed screw;
counter-clockwise rotation; -- applied chiefly to the turning
of the plane of polarization of light.
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