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ANTI-CLOCKWISE MOTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- counterclockwise movement
1, record 1, English, counterclockwise%20movement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- counterclockwise motion 2, record 1, English, counterclockwise%20motion
correct
- anticlockwise movement 3, record 1, English, anticlockwise%20movement
correct, Great Britain
- anti-clockwise movement 4, record 1, English, anti%2Dclockwise%20movement
correct, Great Britain
- anticlockwise motion 5, record 1, English, anticlockwise%20motion
correct, Great Britain
- anti-clockwise motion 6, record 1, English, anti%2Dclockwise%20motion
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 7, record 1, English, - counterclockwise%20movement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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 8, record 1, English, - counterclockwise%20movement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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). 9, record 1, English, - counterclockwise%20movement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement antihoraire
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20antihoraire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouvement inverse des aiguilles d'une montre 2, record 1, French, mouvement%20inverse%20des%20aiguilles%20d%27une%20montre
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montre 3, record 1, French, mouvement%20dans%20le%20sens%20contraire%20des%20aiguilles%20d%27une%20montre
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement en sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre 4, record 1, French, mouvement%20en%20sens%20inverse%20des%20aiguilles%20d%27une%20montre
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement en sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montre 5, record 1, French, mouvement%20en%20sens%20contraire%20des%20aiguilles%20d%27une%20montre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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