sinistral
English
Adjective
sinistral (not comparable)
- Of, facing, or on the left side.
- Left-handed.
- (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
- (geology) Having left lateral fault movement.
Synonyms
- (of, facing, or on the left side): sinistrous
Antonyms
- (of, facing, or on the left side): dextral
Derived terms
- sinistral fault
- sinistral fold
Related terms
References
- sinistral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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