dextral

[ dek-struhl ]

/ ˈdɛk strəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dextral ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of, relating to, or on the right side; right (opposed to sinistral).

right-handed.

Also dexiotropic. Zoology. (of certain gastropod shells) coiling clockwise, as seen from the apex.

Origin of dextral

1640–50; <Latin dext(e)rdexter + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dextral

dex·tral·ly, adverb

Words nearby dextral

dexter, dexterity, dexterous, dextr-, dextrad, dextral, dextrality, dextran, dextranase, dextrase, dextrin

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Example sentences from the Web for dextral

The bead illustrated in Fig. 6 has been made from the column of some dextral whorled shell.
Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes
It has been made from the broad beak of a Strombus or dextral whorled Busycon.
Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes
A genus of minute land shells, resembling Vertigo, but separated because they are dextral, while Vertigo is sinistral.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
Dextral animals, with shell coiled pseudo-sinistrally; operculum with sinistral spiral; pallial cavity dorsal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

Sinistral: Having the aperture of the shell at the left; opposite of dextral.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for dextral

dextral

/ (ˈdɛkstrəl) /

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

Compare sinistral

Derived forms of dextral

dextrality (dɛkˈstrælɪtɪ), noundextrally, adverb

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Medical definitions for dextral

dextral

[ dĕk′strəl ]

adj.

Of, facing, or located on the right side; right.

Right-handed.

单词	dextral
释义	dextral [ dek-struhl ] / ˈdɛk strəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dextral ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, relating to, or on the right side; right (opposed to sinistral). right-handed. Also dexiotropic. Zoology. (of certain gastropod shells) coiling clockwise, as seen from the apex. Origin of dextral 1640–50; <Latin dext(e)rdexter + -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM dextral dex·tral·ly, adverb Words nearby dextral dexter, dexterity, dexterous, dextr-, dextrad, dextral, dextrality, dextran, dextranase, dextrase, dextrin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dextral The bead illustrated in Fig. 6 has been made from the column of some dextral whorled shell. Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans\|William H. Holmes It has been made from the broad beak of a Strombus or dextral whorled Busycon. Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans\|William H. Holmes A genus of minute land shells, resembling Vertigo, but separated because they are dextral, while Vertigo is sinistral. A Conchological Manual\|George Brettingham Sowerby Dextral animals, with shell coiled pseudo-sinistrally; operculum with sinistral spiral; pallial cavity dorsal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various Sinistral: Having the aperture of the shell at the left; opposite of dextral. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold British Dictionary definitions for dextral dextral / (ˈdɛkstrəl) / 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 Compare sinistral Derived forms of dextral dextrality (dɛkˈstrælɪtɪ), noundextrally, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dextral clockwise, dexter, right-handed Medical definitions for dextral dextral [ dĕk′strəl ] adj. Of, facing, or located on the right side; right. Right-handed. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dextral

adjective

Origin of dextral

OTHER WORDS FROM dextral

Words nearby dextral

Example sentences from the Web for dextral

British Dictionary definitions for dextral

adjective

Derived forms of dextral

Words related to dextral

Medical definitions for dextral

adj.