For a long time, I found the words “clockwise” and “counterclockwise” confusing, because they are so similar to each other, and “counterclockwise” is a relatively long word at 4 syllables, much longer than similarly common words.
At some point in time, I took to calling them “dexter” and “winstar”, from the Latin »dexter« and Middle English »winstre«, meaning “right” and “left”, respectively. I like these words more than the usual “clockwise”, but of course, new words aren’t worth much of others don’t know them, so this is a PSA that these are words that I use in my vocabulary.
(As an addendum, I have also taken to calling the Danish political party «Venstre» as “Winstar”, because despite their name meaning “Left”—which was fitting at the time the party was founded—they are actually part of the right-of-centre coalition)
At some point in time, I took to calling them “dexter” and “winstar”, from the Latin »dexter« and Middle English »winstre«, meaning “right” and “left”, respectively
Is it that intuitive to you that you should name the rotating object’s direction using the movement of the top of the object? I think I would get confused with your words after a while. I just use “positive” and “negative” direction.
For a long time, I found the words “clockwise” and “counterclockwise” confusing, because they are so similar to each other, and “counterclockwise” is a relatively long word at 4 syllables, much longer than similarly common words.
At some point in time, I took to calling them “dexter” and “winstar”, from the Latin »dexter« and Middle English »winstre«, meaning “right” and “left”, respectively. I like these words more than the usual “clockwise”, but of course, new words aren’t worth much of others don’t know them, so this is a PSA that these are words that I use in my vocabulary.
(As an addendum, I have also taken to calling the Danish political party «Venstre» as “Winstar”, because despite their name meaning “Left”—which was fitting at the time the party was founded—they are actually part of the right-of-centre coalition)
Are you aware that “deasil” and “widdershins” mean those from those roots already?
Widdershins is from a different root according to Wiktionary. I was not aware of those before, but I do still prefer my made-up terms.
Is it that intuitive to you that you should name the rotating object’s direction using the movement of the top of the object? I think I would get confused with your words after a while. I just use “positive” and “negative” direction.
Is “positive” equivalent to clockwise (clocks) or counterclockwise (cartesian coordinates)?
Counterclockwise, I’ve never heard anyone use it for clockwise.