adj
Meaning 1
Of, facing, or on the left side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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sinistral
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adj
Meaning 2
Left-handed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adj
Meaning 4
Having left lateral fault movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A left-handed person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or on the left
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
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Antonyms: dextral
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye
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History
Etymology
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