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- Dictionarydextral/ˈdɛkstr(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. of or on the right side or the right hand.
noun
- 1. a right-handed person.
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Dextral definition: of, relating to, or on the right side; right (opposed to sinistral).. See examples of DEXTRAL used in a sentence.
: of or relating to the right : inclined to the right: such as. a. : right-handed sense 3. b.
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).
right-handed. using or intended for the right hand. 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”. synonyms: clockwise.
1. of, relating to, or located on the right side, esp of the body; right-hand. 2. of or relating to a person who prefers to use his or her right foot, hand, or eye; right-handed. 3. (of the shells of certain gastropod molluscs) coiling in an anticlockwise direction from the apex; dextrorse. Compare sinistral.
1. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or located on the right side, esp of the body; right-hand. 2. (Physiology) of or relating to a person who prefers to use his or her right foot, hand, or eye; right-handed. 3. (Biology) (of the shells of certain gastropod molluscs) coiling in an anticlockwise direction from the apex; dextrorse. dextrality n.
The direction of the spiral coil is dextral as viewed from the centre of the clusters, regardless of the type of plaited morphology. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The alternatively dextral or sinistral tilt of the spindle is thus based upon the asymmetrical growth of microtubules of the vegetal aster. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
