left-hand (anti-clockwise) polarized wave

left-hand (anti-clockwise) polarized wave: An elliptically or circularly polarized wave, in which the electric field vector, observed in the fixed plane, normal to the direction of propagation, whilst looking in the direction of propagation, rotates with time in a left-hand or anticlockwise direction. [NTIA] [RR]

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