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gauche

UK
/ɡəʊʃ/
US
/ɡoʊʃ/

Translations

gaucheadjective
gaucher
Comp.
gauchest
Super.
UK
/ɡəʊʃ/
US
/ɡoʊʃ/
gaucheEn chimie.
In butane, the gauche conformer is about 0.8 kcal/mol less stable than the anti conformer.
Dans le butane, le conformère gauche est environ 0,8 kcal/mol moins stable que le conformère anti.
gaucheSe dit d’une personne ou d’une remarque maladroite, sans tact.
His gauche remarks at the dinner party made everyone uncomfortable.
Ses remarques gauches pendant le dîner ont mis tout le monde mal à l’aise.
Synonyms
unsophisticated
awkward
clumsy
inept
ungraceful
tactless
Antonyms
elegant
graceful
refined
gauchenoun
gauches
pl
UK
/ɡəʊʃ/
US
/ɡoʊʃ/
Countable; chiefly in organic chemistry, referring to a conformer with a ±60° dihedral angle.
Additional translations
gaucheEn chimie, emploi substantivé rare.
Synonyms
awkward person
awkwardness
clumsiness
gaucheness
maladroitness
inelegance
tactlessness
ineptitude
social awkwardness
ungainliness

Definitions

gaucheadjective
Lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward and tactless.
His gauche remarks at the dinner party made everyone uncomfortable.
(Chemistry) Describing a conformation in which two substituents separated by three bonds have a dihedral angle of about ±60°.
In butane, the gauche conformer is about 0.8 kcal/mol less stable than the anti conformer.
gauchenoun
(Chemistry) A conformation in which two substituents separated by three bonds have a dihedral angle of about ±60°.
The anti conformer is lower in energy than the gauche.
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