dex|tral|i|ty

dex|tral|i|ty
dex|tral|i|ty «dehk STRAL uh tee», noun.
1. the state of being on the right side rather than the left.
2. right-handedness.

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  • dex´tral|ly — dex|tral «DEHKS truhl», adjective. 1. of the right hand; righthand; right. 2. right handed. 3. having the spire or whorl rising from left to right when viewed from above, as most snail shells do. 4. Obsolete. auspicious; favorable. –dex´tral|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dex|tral — «DEHKS truhl», adjective. 1. of the right hand; righthand; right. 2. right handed. 3. having the spire or whorl rising from left to right when viewed from above, as most snail shells do. 4. Obsolete. auspicious; favorable. –dex´tral|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • sin|is|tro|dex|tral — «SIHN uh stroh DEHKS truhl», adjective. 1. = left handed. (Cf. ↑left handed) 2. moving from left to right: »sinistrodextral calligraphy. ╂[< Latin sinister left hand + dexter right hand + English al] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tral — ac·cip·i·tral; ad·ros·tral; am·phi·the·a·tral; an·as·tral; an·ces·tral; an·tral; ar·bi·tral; aus·tral·or·bis; aus·tral·orp; ca·das·tral; cam·pes·tral; cen·tral·id; cen·tral·ism; cen·tral·ite; cen·tral·i·ty; cen·tral·i·za·tion; cen·tral·ize;… …   English syllables

  • dex — ach·roö·dex·trin; am·bi·dex·ter·i·ty; am·bi·dex·trous; am·y·lo·dex·trin; card in·dex; cau·dex; cel·lo·dex·trin; co·dex; dem·o·dex; dex·i·id; dex·i·idae; dex·io·trop·ic; dex·ter·i·ty; dex·ter·ous; dex·ter·ous·ly; dex·ter·ous·ness; dex·trad;… …   English syllables

  • dextral — dex·tral …   English syllables

  • dextrality — dex·tral·i·ty …   English syllables

  • dextrally — dex·tral·ly …   English syllables

  • dextral — dex•tral [[t]ˈdɛk strəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or on the right side 2) having a preference for using the right hand or side; right handed 3) zool. (of certain gastropod shells) coiling clockwise, as seen from the apex Compare sinistral… …   From formal English to slang

  • dextral — SYN: right handed. * * * dex·tral dek strəl adj of or relating to the right esp RIGHT HANDED dex·tral·ly strə lē adv dextral n a person exhibiting dominance of the right hand and eye * * * dex·tral …   Medical dictionary

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