dextrógiro

See also: dextrogiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

dextrogiro, destrógiro, destrogiro

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾɔ.ʒi.ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈtɾɔ.ʒi.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾɔ.ʒi.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈtɾɔ.ʒi.ɾu/

Adjective

dextrógiro (feminine dextrógira, masculine plural dextrógiros, feminine plural dextrógiras)

(chemistry) dextrorotatory; dextrogyre (that rotates the plane of polarised light to the right)
Synonym: dextrorrotatório

Spanish

Adjective

dextrógiro (feminine dextrógira, masculine plural dextrógiros, feminine plural dextrógiras)

clockwise
Synonym: dextrorso

Antonym: levógiro

Further reading

“dextrógiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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