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/ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/
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R AY0 T HH AE1 N D IH0 D
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Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.
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Right-handed people, taken as a whole.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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using or intended for the right hand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a right-handed batter right-handed scissors
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Antonyms: left-handed, ambidextrous
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adjective satellite
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rotating to the right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dextrorotary, dextrorotatory
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From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right + handed.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
أَيْمَن
(ʔayman)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Arabic :
يمناوي
(yimnāwi)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Armenian :
աջլիկ
(aǰlik)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Azerbaijani :
onaxay
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Azerbaijani :
sağanay
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Basque :
eskuinti
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Basque :
eskumati
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Catalan :
dretà
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Catalan :
dreter
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Chinese Mandarin :
右利手
(yòulìshǒu)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Chinese Mandarin :
右撇子
(yòupiězi)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Czech :
pravoruký
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Czech :
pravácký
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Danish :
højrehåndet
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Dutch :
rechtshandig
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Esperanto :
dekstramana
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Faroese :
høgrhentur
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Finnish :
oikeakätinen
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
French :
droitier
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
German :
rechtshändig
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Greek :
δεξιόχειρας
(dexiócheiras)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Hebrew :
ימני
(yemaní)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Hindi :
दाएँ हत्था
(dāẽ hatthā)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Hungarian :
jobbkezes
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Icelandic :
rétthentur
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Indonesian :
bukan kidal
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Irish :
deasach
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Italian :
destrimano
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Japanese :
右利き
(migikiki)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Korean :
오른손잡이
(oreunsonjabi)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Latvian :
labrocis
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Lithuanian :
dešiniarankis
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Macedonian :
деснорак
(desnorak)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Norwegian Bokmål :
høyrehendt
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Norwegian Nynorsk :
høgrehendt
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Polish :
praworęczny
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Polish :
praworęki
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Portuguese :
destro
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Romanian :
dreptaci
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Russian :
правору́кий
(pravorúkij)
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Scottish Gaelic :
deas-làmhach
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Slovak :
pravoruký
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Spanish :
diestro
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Swedish :
högerhänt
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Tarifit :
afusi
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Welsh :
llawddehau
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left
Welsh :
llawdde
— of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left