sinistral in English dictionary

  • sinistral

    Meanings and definitions of "sinistral"

    • Of, facing, on on the left side.
    • Left-handed.
    • (zoology) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
    • (geology) left lateral fault movement.
    • adjective
      Of, facing, or on the left side.
    • adjective
      Left-handed.
    • adjective
      (zoology)
      Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
    • adjective
      (geology)
      left lateral fault movement.
    • adjective
      of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
    • adjective
      preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

    Synonyms of "sinistral" in English dictionary

    left-handed, anticlockwise, sinister are the top synonyms of "sinistral" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "sinistral" in English dictionary

    dextral is the antonym of "sinistral" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sinistral

    • sinistral ( not comparable)
    • sinistral (not comparable)
  • Sinistral

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