The opposite of sinistral (meaning left-handed or leftwards) is dextral (to the right).
Sinistral means "twisting to the left."
Dextral opens to the right, sinistral opens to the left.
Sinistral refers to left-handedness. In Latin, sinister was left, dexter was right. "I see you are left handed." "Yes, I am one of the sinistral group of people." It may also refer to a type of mollusc shell that has the opening to the left instead of the right.
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Another word for right handed people is "dextral" and For left handed people "sinistral"
The pond snail nearly always has a right handed (dextral) to its shell but sometimes it is left handed (sinistral). As dextral snails circle anticlockwise and sinistral snails circle clockwise, an unusual consequence is that two 'mirror image' snails will circle in different directions and are frequently unable to mate. -science daily.com
Yes it is, referring to the sinistral side of the body, or the opposite of right (handed).E.g. the left side of the road, left nostril.But it is also a noun, a verb, or an adverb.The homonym verb form is the past tense and past participle of the verb "to leave."As such it can mean "remaining" as well as "departed."
In geology, the least common type of boundary is transform boundary. Its relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction.
Transversions occur on the transform fault lines between two plates. The motion of transversions is a sliding motion where both the plates are either dextral or sinistral. Dextral is when the plate block farthest from the observer is sliding to the right and sinistral is when the block farthest from the observer is sliding to the left. In this grinding process, the plates are neither constructive or destructive like in converging and diverging plates. Neither plate subducts in a transversion. They merely slide past each other.
A transform boundary, or conservative plate boundary, is a type of fault at the margin of two adjacent tectonic plates were the relative motion is horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction between the two.
A transform boundary, or conservative plate boundary, is a type of fault at the margin of two adjacent tectonic plates were the relative motion is horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction between the two.
The opposite (antonym) of opposite is same.