Associations to the word «Dextral»
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Wiktionary
DEXTRAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to the right side
DEXTRAL FAULT, noun. (geology) Term for a strike-slip fault that shows right lateral movement.
Dictionary definition
DEXTRAL, adjective. Of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost".
DEXTRAL, adjective. Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.