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Anticlockwise vs Levorotation - What's the difference?

anticlockwise | levorotation |

As an adjective anticlockwise

is in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.

As an adverb anticlockwise

is in an anticlockwise fashion.

As a noun levorotation is

rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.

anticlockwise

English

(Clockwise and counterclockwise)

Adjective

(-)
  • (AU, NZ, British, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.

    • Synonyms

    * counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), laevorotatory (qualifier) / levorotatory (qualifier), positive (geometry)

    Antonyms

    * clockwise

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (AU, NZ, British) In an anticlockwise fashion.

    • Synonyms

    * counterclockwise (US) / counter-clockwise (US), widdershins / withershins (particularly on a sundial)

    Antonyms

    * clockwise

    levorotation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * laevorotation *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.

    • Synonyms

    * levogyration

    Related terms

    * levorotatory