DEXTRAL

dextral

(adjective) of or on the right; “a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer”; “a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost”

dextral

(adjective) preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; “dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

dextral (comparative more dextral, superlative most dextral)

Of or pertaining to the right side

Antonyms

• sinistral

Source: Wiktionary


Dex"tral, a. Etym: [From Dexter.]

Definition: Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. Dextral shell (Zoöl.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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