Sinistral and dextral - Wikipedia Sinistral and dextral, in some scientific fields, are the two types of chirality ("handedness") or relative direction The terms are derived from the Latin words for "left" (sinister) and "right" (dexter)
Sinistral - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline early 15c , sinistralle, "unlucky, adverse" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French senestral, sinistral or Medieval Latin *sinistralis, from Latin sinister "left, on the left side" (see sinister) The meaning "on, of, or pertaining to the left side" is from 1803 Of persons, "left-handed," by 1904 Related: Sinistrally; sinistrality
sinistral, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . . What does the word sinistral mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sinistral , six of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
What does sinistral mean? - Definitions. net Sinistral generally refers to something that is left-handed, left-oriented, or moves in a counterclockwise direction It is often used in various fields like biology, geology, and linguistics to describe left-side characteristics or phenomena
Sinistral - definition of sinistral by The Free Dictionary sinistral - of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
sinistral - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Of, facing, or on the left side Left-handed (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed (geology) Having left lateral fault movement sinistral (plural sinistrals) (medicine) A left-handed individual
Sinistral and dextral - Medical Dictionary Denoting the habitual or more skillful use of the right hand for writing and most manual operations Synonym (s): dextral, dextromanual 1 Of, relating to, or located on the right side; right 2 Right-handed 3