the tendency to use one hand more skilfully or in preference to the other
2.
the property of some chemical substances of rotating the plane of polarized light in one direction rather than another
See also dextrorotation, laevorotation
3.
the relation between the vectors of spin and momentum of neutrinos and certain other elementary particles
See also helicity
handedness in American English
(ˈhændɪdnɪs)
noun
1.
ability in using one hand more skillfully than, and in preference to, the other
2. Chemistry
the structural property of an asymmetrical molecule or object which has the mirror-image structure of another molecule or object
see also enantiomer
Examples of 'handedness' in a sentence
handedness
He even believes that the census should contain a question on handedness.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
All related terms of 'handedness'
even-handed
If someone is even-handed , they are completely fair , especially when they are judging other people or dealing with two groups of people.
free-handed
generous or liberal ; unstinting
heavy-handed
If you say that someone's behaviour is heavy-handed , you mean that they are too forceful or too rough .
high-handed
If you say that someone is high-handed , you disapprove of them because they use their authority in an unnecessarily forceful way without considering other people's feelings .
left-handed
Someone who is left-handed uses their left hand rather than their right hand for activities such as writing and sports and for picking things up.
light-handed
having a light, delicate touch
open-handed
generous ; liberal
red-handed
in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong or shameful (esp in the phrase catch red-handed )
right-handed
Someone who is right-handed uses their right hand rather than their left hand for activities such as writing and sports , and for picking things up.
short-handed
If a company , organization, or group is short-handed , it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose .
single-handed
If you do something single-handed , you do it on your own, without help from anyone else.