laevo- (Meaning)
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laevo- ()
A prefix. See Levo.
Synonyms & Antonyms of laevo-
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
laevo- Sentence Examples
- The ancient Romans used laevo as an insult to indicate left-handedness, which they considered unlucky.
- Laevo is the Latin word for "left" and is still used in some languages today.
- The constellation Orion contains the star designated as Alpha Orionis, commonly known as Betelgeuse, which is also called Laevo.
- The Laevo River, located in Zambia and formerly known as the Loangwa River, is a major tributary of the Zambezi River.
- Laevogyration refers to the counterclockwise movement of objects as they spin or rotate.
- In mathematics, a laevorotatory function is one that exhibits a left-handed rotation when graphed in the complex plane.
- The term laevocardia refers to a rare congenital heart defect in which the apex of the heart points to the left rather than the right.
- Laevulose is an older term for fructose, a natural sugar found in fruits and honey.
- In botany, laevo refers to the left-handed spiral arrangement of leaves or other plant parts around a stem.
- In chemistry, laevo-rotatory molecules are those that rotate plane-polarized light to the left when they are passed through a solution of them.
FAQs About the word laevo-
A prefix. See Levo.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The ancient Romans used laevo as an insult to indicate left-handedness, which they considered unlucky.
Laevo is the Latin word for "left" and is still used in some languages today.
The constellation Orion contains the star designated as Alpha Orionis, commonly known as Betelgeuse, which is also called Laevo.
The Laevo River, located in Zambia and formerly known as the Loangwa River, is a major tributary of the Zambezi River.
