dextrogiro
Portuguese, adjective
dextrogiro is spelled D-E-X-T-R-O-G-I-R-O (10 letters). Dextrogiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “alternative form of dextrógiro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, dextrógiro is a different word: “dextrorotatory; dextrogyre (that rotates the plane of polarised light…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se da letra inclinada para a direita”.
What does dextrogiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alternative form of dextrógiro
adjective
- 1
dextrorotatory; dextrogyre (that rotates the plane of polarised light to the right)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se da letra inclinada para a direita 2. diz-se do composto que faz girar para a direita o plano da luz polarizada quando se olha em direção à fonte
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dextrogiro
- dextrógira feminine
- dextrógiros masculine plural
- dextrógiras feminine plural
- dextrogiro alternative
- destrógiro alternative
- destrogiro alternative
- dextrogira feminine
- dextrogiros masculine plural
- dextrogiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to dextrogiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.