levorotation

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noun

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

Similar
levogyrationcounterclockwise rotation
Opposite
dextrorotation
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Meanings

nounlevorotation (plural levorotations)

plural levorotations · alternative laevorotation · alternative lævorotation

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

    Synonyms: levogyration

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
levogyration

More synonyms by meaning

nounrotation to the left

Similar
counterclockwise rotation
Opposite
dextrorotation
Broader
rotationrevolutiongyration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From levo- + rotation.

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APA

levorotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levorotation

MLA

“levorotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levorotation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “levorotation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levorotation.

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