sinistrality

sinistrality
The condition of being left-handed.

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sin·is·tral·i·ty .sin-ə-'stral-ət-ē n, pl -ties the quality or state of having the left side or one or more of its parts (as the hand or eye) different from and usu. more efficient than the right or its corresponding parts also LEFT-HANDEDNESS

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sin·is·tral·i·ty (sin″is-tralґĭ-te) the preferential use, in voluntary motor acts, of the left member of the major paired organs of the body, as the left ear, eye, hand, and foot. See also laterality and handedness.

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  • Sinistrality — Sin is*tral i*ty, n. The quality or state of being sinistral. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sinistrality — sinistrality. См. левозакрученность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Sinistrality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sinistrality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sinistrality sinistrality Sgm: N 1 left left left hand Sgm: N 1 sinister sinister nearside larboard port PARAG:Sinistrality >Adj GRP: Adj 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • sinistrality — /sin euh stral i tee/, n. 1. the state or quality of having the left side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the right side or its parts or members; left handedness. 2. preference for using the left hand or… …   Universalium

  • sinistrality — noun left handedness …   Wiktionary

  • sinistrality — n. left handedness, preference for using the left hand or side …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sinistrality — sin·is·tral·i·ty …   English syllables

  • sinistrality — noun preference for using the left hand • Syn: ↑left handedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sinistral, ↑left handed (for: ↑left handedness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • левозакрученность — sinistrality левозакрученность. Левозакрученное состояние спирали ДНК на некоторых участках генома (Z ДНК <Z form>); существование Л. впервые подтверждено работами А.Рича. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов».… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • left-handedness — noun 1. the status of being born of a morganatic marriage • Hypernyms: ↑status, ↑position 2. preference for using the left hand • Syn: ↑sinistrality • Derivationally related forms: ↑sinistral ( …   Useful english dictionary

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