dextrógiro

See also: dextrogiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dextrogiro, destrógiro, destrogiro

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈtɾɔ.ʒi.ɾu/

• (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)

1. (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)

1. clockwise

   Synonym: dextrorso

   Antonym: levógiro

Further reading

• “dextrógiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28