sinistral (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *sinistral*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sinistral	of or on the left
all	sinistral	preferring to use left foot or hand or eye

English > *sinistral*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of or on the left.
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"
Narrower	sinister	On or starting from the wearer's left
Narrower	sinistrorse, sinistrorsal	spiraling upward from right to left
See also	counterclockwise, anticlockwise, contraclockwise	In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
See also	left-handed	Using or intended for the left hand
Opposite	dextral	Of or on the right
Spanish	zurdo

English > *sinistral*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	preferring to use left foot or hand or eye.
Example	"sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
Broader	left-handed	Using or intended for the left hand
Spanish	zurdo
Nouns	sinistrality	preference for using the left hand

HyperDic: sinistral