sin|is|tral — «SIHN uh struhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with the left side; left; left handed: »Two per cent of mankind are naturally sinistral (Westminster Gazette). 2. having the spire or whorl rising from right to left as viewed from… … Useful english dictionary
sin|is|tral|i|ty — «SIHN uh STRAL uh tee», noun. the condition or quality of being sinistral … 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
sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… … English syllables
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
sinistrality — sin·is·tral·i·ty … English syllables
sinistral — sin•is•tral [[t]ˈsɪn ə strəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or on the left side; left 2) having a preference for using the left hand or side; left handed 3) ivt (of certain gastropod shells) coiling counterclockwise, as seen from the apex… … From formal English to slang
is — is·ti·o·phor·i·dae; is·ti·oph·o·rus; is·tle; jan·is·sary; jar·gon·is·tic; jef·fer·is·ite; jour·nal·is·tic; kak·is·toc·ra·cy; kar·y·or·rhex·is; la·bor·is·tic; le·gal·is·tic; leg·is·late; leg·is·la·tion; leg·is·la·tive·ly; leg·is·la·tor;… … English syllables
sinistrality — The condition of being left handed. * * * sin·is·tral·i·ty .sin ə stral ət ē n, pl ties the quality or state of having the left side or one or more of its parts (as the hand or eye) different from and usu. more efficient than the right or its… … Medical dictionary
dextrosinistral — In a direction from right to left. [dextro + L. sinister, left] * * * dex·tro·si·nis·tral .dek strə sin əs trəl, sə nis adj 1) extending from the right toward the left 2) naturally left handed but trained to use the right hand in writing… … Medical dictionary
