Dextrorotatory vs Clockwise - What's the difference?
dextrorotatory | clockwise |
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise.
(of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the right at the top of the circle and to the left at the bottom, in the way that the hands of a clock move.
(of movement) Positioned as such when facing the side of a circular structure or configuration, objects moving within the structure approach from the right-hand side, and depart toward the left-hand side.
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
Dextrorotatory is a synonym of clockwise.
As adjectives the difference between dextrorotatory and clockwise
is that dextrorotatory is (chemistry|of an optically active compound or crystal) that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise while clockwise is moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.As a adverb clockwise is
(of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the right at the top of the circle and to the left at the bottom, in the way that the hands of an analogue/analog clock move.dextrorotatory
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Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* levorotatorySynonyms
* (symbol) d- * (prefix) dex-, dextro-clockwise
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Adverb
(-)Synonyms
* (movement) CW, dextrorotatory, sunwise, deasilAntonyms
* (movement) ** ACW, anticlockwise (qualifier) ** CCW, counterclockwise, counter-clockwise (qualifier) ** withershins, widdershinsAdjective
(-)- In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise .
