| slovo | definícia |
sinistral
(encz) | sinistral,levácký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sinistral
(encz) | sinistral,levostranný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sinistral
(gcide) | Sinistral \Sin"is*tral\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left;
sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.
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2. (Zool.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising
to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
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sinistral
(gcide) | counterclockwise \coun"ter*clock"wise\ adj. & adv.
in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a
clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; --
of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of
clockwise, or right-handed
Note: [Narrower terms: sinistral {levororotary,
levorotatory}]
Syn: left-handed.
[PJC] |
sinistral
(wn) | sinistral
adj 1: of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the
apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the
observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye
uppermost" [ant: dextral]
2: preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral
individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" |
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sinistrality
(mass) | sinistrality
- ľaváctvo |
sinistral
(encz) | sinistral,levácký adj: Zdeněk Brožsinistral,levostranný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sinistrality
(encz) | sinistrality, n: |
sinistral
(gcide) | Sinistral \Sin"is*tral\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left;
sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising
to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
[1913 Webster]counterclockwise \coun"ter*clock"wise\ adj. & adv.
in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a
clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; --
of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of
clockwise, or right-handed
Note: [Narrower terms: sinistral {levororotary,
levorotatory}]
Syn: left-handed.
[PJC] |
Sinistrality
(gcide) | Sinistrality \Sin`is*tral"i*ty\, n.
The quality or state of being sinistral.
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Sinistrally
(gcide) | Sinistrally \Sin"is*tral*ly\, adv.
Toward the left; in a sinistral manner. --J. Le Conte.
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sinistral
(wn) | sinistral
adj 1: of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the
apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the
observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye
uppermost" [ant: dextral]
2: preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral
individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" |
sinistrality
(wn) | sinistrality
n 1: preference for using the left hand [syn: left-handedness,
sinistrality] |
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