dextral
dextral
[ˈdɛkstr(ə)l]
adjective
dextrality
[-ˈstralɪti]
noun
dextrally
adverb
语源
[ˈdɛkstr(ə)l]
adjective
- of or on the right side or the right hand (the opposite of sinistral), in particular. (the opposite of sinistral)
（在）右边的；（在）右手这边的(sinistral 的反义词)，尤指。 (sinistral 的反义词)
■right-handed
惯用右手的
■(Geology)relating to or denoting a strike-slip fault in which the motion of the block on the further side of the fault from an observer is towards the right
(地质)（走滑断层）右旋的
■(Zoology)(of a spiral mollusc shell) with whorls rising to the right and coiling in an anticlockwise direction
(动)（软体动物螺壳上的螺线）右旋的，逆时针方向卷的
- a right-handed person
惯用右手的人
dextrality
[-ˈstralɪti]
noun
dextrally
adverb
语源
- mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin dextralis, from Latin dextra 'the right hand', from dexter 'on the right'
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