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dextral

Syllabification: (dex·tral)
Pronunciation: /ˈdekstrəl/

Definition of dextral

adjective

  • of or on the right side or the right hand (the opposite of sinistral), in particular.
  • right-handed.
  • Geology relating to or denoting a strike-slip fault in which the motion of the block on the further side of the fault from an observer is toward the right.
  • Zoology (of a spiral mollusk shell) with whorls rising to the right and coiling in a counterclockwise direction.

noun

  • a right-handed person.

Derivatives

dextrality

Pronunciation: /dekˈstralitē/

noun

dextrally

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin dextralis, from Latin dextra 'the right hand', from dexter 'on the right'

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Definition of dextral in the British & World English dictionary

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