dextrorotation

dex·tro·ro·ta·tion

 (dĕk′strə-rō-tā′shən)

n.

A turning to the right. Used especially of the plane of polarization of light.

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dextrorotation

(ˌdɛkstrəʊrəʊˈteɪʃən)

n

(General Physics) a rotation to the right; clockwise rotation, esp of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light passing through a crystal, liquid, or solution, as seen by an observer facing the oncoming light. Compare laevorotation

dextrorotatory, ˌdextroˈrotary adj

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dextrorotation

movement or rotation to the right, or clockwise. Also called dextrogyration.

See also: Right

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Noun

1.

dextrorotation - rotation to the right clockwise rotation gyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left

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