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sinistral

UK
/sɪˈnɪstrəl/
US
/sɪˈnɪstrəl/

Translations

sinistraladjective
UK
/sɪˈnɪstrəl/
US
/sɪˈnɪstrəl/
gaucheSe dit d’une personne ou d’un outil utilisant principalement la main gauche.
The sinistral artist found it challenging to use right-handed tools.
L’artiste gauche a eu du mal à utiliser des outils pour droitiers.
Additional translations
sénestreTerme savant, surtout en biologie, en géologie et en description de l’orientation vers la gauche.
Synonyms
left-handed
left
sinistrorse
Antonyms
dextral

Definitions

sinistraladjective
Of or pertaining to the left side; left-handed.
The sinistral artist found it challenging to use right-handed tools.
Having a leftward or counterclockwise direction or orientation, especially in reference to the coiling of shells.
The sinistral shell of the snail spiraled in the opposite direction compared to most other species.
Describing lateral displacement along a strike-slip fault in which the block across the fault moves to the left of an observer.
The earthquake produced a sinistral movement along the fault, shifting the northern block several meters westward.
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