sinistral
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sinistral (not comparable)
- Of, facing, or on the left side.
- Left-handed.
- (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
- (geology) Having left lateral fault movement.
Synonyms
[edit]- (of, facing, or on the left side): sinistrous
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “of, facing, or on the left side”): dextral
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]sinistral (plural sinistrals)
- (medicine) A left-handed individual.
References
[edit]- “sinistral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sinistral (strong nominative masculine singular sinistraler, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of sinistral (uncomparable)
Further reading
[edit]- “sinistral” in Duden online