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counterrotation

counterrotation noun: rotation in the opposite direction.

Noun

counterrotation (countable and uncountable, plural counterrotations)

  1. Rotation in the opposite direction.
    • Ole Christian Furuseth, the 1990 World Cup giant slalom champion, attributes his success to hip counterrotation exercises.1991 January, Skiing, volume 43, number 5, page 63

Forms of counterrotation

pluralcounterrotations
alternative formcounter-rotation

Origin of counterrotation

From counter- + rotation.

Questions about counterrotation

What does counterrotation mean?
Counterrotation means rotation in the opposite direction.
What part of speech is counterrotation?
Counterrotation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterrotation?
The plural of counterrotation is counterrotations.

Words near counterrotation in the dictionary

  1. counterripostes
  2. counterrotate
  3. counterrotated
  4. counterrotates
  5. counterrotating
  6. counterrotation
  7. counterrotations
  8. counterround
  9. counterrounds
  10. counters
  11. countersabotage

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