dextrorse

Questions about dextrorse

What does dextrorse mean?

dextrorse means "spiraling upward from left to right".

How many syllables are in dextrorse?

dextrorse has 2 syllables and divides as dex-trorse under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for dextrorse?

Close synonyms include dextrorsal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dextrorse a common word?

dextrorse is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.