dextrorotatory – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dextrorotatory
adj.
turning toward the right, pertaining to a clockwise rotation
Dextrorotation and levorotation
Dextrorotation and
levorotation (also spelled as
laevorotation) are terms describing circular direction of rotating
plane-polarized light. If the light rotates clockwise as it approaches an observer, this is known as
dextrorotation (rotation to the right); if it rotates counterclockwise, then it exhibits
levorotation (rotation to the left).
dextrorotatory
Adjective
1. rotating to the right
(synonym) dextrorotary, right-handed
(similar) clockwise
Dextrorotatory
(a.)
Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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dextrorotatory (dextrorotary)
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levorotatory .Having the property of rotating plane-polarized light clockwise.
