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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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of a gastropod shell : having the whorls coiling clockwise down the spire when viewed with the apex toward the observer and having the aperture situated on the right of the axis when held with the spire uppermost and with the aperture opening toward the observer compare sinistral. Examples of dextral in a Sentence.
adjective. of, relating to, or located on the right side, esp of the body; right-hand. of or relating to a person who prefers to use his right foot, hand, or eye; right-handed. (of the shells of certain gastropod molluscs) coiling in an anticlockwise direction from the apex; dextrorse.
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.
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.
Many quartz layers and quartz mobilizates consist of recrystallized grains which define a new foliation arranged oblique to the external foliation, indicative of a dextral sense of shear.
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.
Ampullaria, shell dextral, coiled. In dextral Gastropods the only structure found on the topographically right side of the rectum is the genital duct. In a dextral Gastropod the shell is coiled in a right-handed spiral from apex to mouth, and the spiral also projects to the right of the median plane of the animal.
Jun 2, 2024 · dextral (comparative more dextral, superlative most dextral) Of or pertaining to the right side
Definition of dextral. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
