'Dextral' definitions:
Definition of 'dextral'
(from WordNet)
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" [ant: sinistral]
adjective
Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
Definition of 'Dextral'
From: GCIDE
- Dextral \Dex"tral\, a. [From Dexter.] Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. [1913 Webster]
- Dextral shell (Zool.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dextral'
From: GCIDE
- clockwise \clockwise\ adj.
- 1. -- of rotatory motion. dextral [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'dextral'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- clockwise,
- conservative,
- dexter,
- dextrocardial,
- dextrocerebral,
- dextrocular,
- dextrogyrate,
- dextrogyratory,
- dextropedal,
- dextrorotary,
- dextrorse,
- off,
- reactionary,
- right,
- right-hand,
- right-wing,
- right-wingish,
- starboard