dekstruma

Esperanto

Dekstruma rotation, illustrated with the right (dekstra) hand. When the thumb points in the direction of motion (as of a screw) or of orientation, the curled fingers point in the direction of dekstruma rotation.

Etymology

dekstra (“right”) +‎ -um-

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dekstruma (accusative singular dekstruman, plural dekstrumaj, accusative plural dekstrumajn)

1. clockwise
2. of right-hand rotation (see right-hand rule)
3. (politics) right-wing

Antonyms

• maldekstruma, (neologism) livuma (“anticlockwise, counterclockwise; left-hand”)

Derived terms

• dekstrume