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counter-rotation [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
DEF

For a figure skater, a spin on a revolution opposite the previous one, in certain cases, a counterclockwise spin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
DEF

Pour un patineur artistique, pirouette exécutée dans le sens contraire de celle qui l'a tout juste précédée; dans certains cas, pirouette exécutée dans le sens contraire de aiguilles d'une montre.

OBS

contre-vissage : Allusion au mouvement de pose ou d'enlèvement d'une vis.

OBS

rotation en sens inverse : Terme explicatif; lui préférer «contre-rotation».

Spanish

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