levorotation

Questions about levorotation

What does levorotation mean?

levorotation means "rotation to the left".

How many syllables are in levorotation?

levorotation has 6 syllables and divides as le-vo-ro-ta-ti-on 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 levorotation?

Close synonyms include counterclockwise rotation. 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.

What is the opposite of levorotation?

The recorded antonyms are dextrorotation.

Is levorotation a common word?

levorotation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.