Not sure English was a language before clocks. Clocks have been around for a long time.
On 7/18/2017 1:09 PM, firewalker wrote: > How about before clocks? :P :P :P > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 7:49 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On 7/18/2017 12:26 PM, firewalker wrote: > > > > > > This probably should be left to the knowledge of the translators > rather > > than try to come up with an English string that works in all cases > > (which is doubtful). I would think someone translating "clockwise" > and > > "counter clockwise" to Greek would use your "rightwise" and > "leftwise" > > translations. I'm assuming that is how the direction of a clock's > > movement is defined in Greek. > > > > > > This is correct. We rarely use the clock's hands to indicate direction > > of rotation. > > > > We say that the hands of a clocks move in a righwise manner. Αcording > to the > > Right-Hand rule. How someone describes the movements of the clock in > > English? > > English is just as described above, "clockwise" and "counter clockwise". > This is why translation is tricky. The Greek should be translated into > the words for "rightwise" and "leftwise" you proposed rather than the > more wordy definition that you defined that is the literal meaning of > "clockwise" and "counter clockwise". > > > I guess using Chirality? Left-Handiness and Right-Handiness? So > > Left-hand and > > Right-hand rotation? :D :D :D > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
