LATERALITY

laterality, dominance

(noun) superior development of one side of the body

handedness, laterality

(noun) the property of using one hand more than the other

lateralization, lateralisation, laterality

(noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

laterality (countable and uncountable, plural lateralities)

the state or quality of being lateral

Source: Wiktionary


Lat`er*al"i*ty, n.

Definition: The state or condition of being lateral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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