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ANTI-CLOCKWISE MOTION [1 record]

Record 1 2005-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Physics
OBS

If we position ourselves high above the north pole, we should see that the earth orbits the sun in a counterclockwise motion, coming to the same position among the stars every 365.26 earth days.

OBS

counterclockwise: Direction of movement, usually rotary, which is opposite in direction to movement of hands on the face of a clock. Principles of Automotive vehicles, U.S. Army Department, DM-9-8000 Y.R. 21-2-75

OBS

A clockwise motion is one that proceeds "like the clock's hands": from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top. The opposite sense of rotation is anti-clockwise (UK) and counterclockwise (US).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Physique

Spanish

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