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Meaning of "dextral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEXTRAL

dextral  [ˈdɛkstrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEXTRAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dextral is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEXTRAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dextral

Sinistral and dextral

Sinistral and dextral are scientific terms that describe chirality or relative direction in a number of disciplines. The terms are derived from the Latin words for “left” and “right”. Other disciplines have different terms or simply use left and right. Relative direction and chirality are distinct concepts. Relative direction is from the point of view of the observer. A completely symmetrical object has a left and a right side, from the observer's point of view, if the top and bottom and direction of observation are defined. Chirality, however, is observer-independent: no matter how one looks at a right-hand screw thread, it remains different from a left-hand screw thread. Therefore, a symmetrical object has sinistral and dextral directions arbitrarily defined by the position of the observer, while an object that has chirality can have sinistral and dextral directions defined by characteristics of the object, no matter the position of the observer.

Definition of dextral in the English dictionary

The first definition of dextral in the dictionary is of, relating to, or located on the right side, esp of the body; right-hand. Other definition of dextral is of or relating to a person who prefers to use his right foot, hand, or eye; right-handed. Dextral is also coiling in an anticlockwise direction from the apex; dextrorse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEXTRAL


ancestral
ænˈsɛstrəl
astral
ˈæstrəl
austral
ˈɔːstrəl
cadastral
kəˈdæstrəl
campestral
kæmˈpɛstrəl
claustral
ˈklɔːstrəl
estral
ˈiːstrəl
etonogestrel
ɪˌtɒnəʊˈdʒɛstrəl
kestrel
ˈkɛstrəl
lustral
ˈlʌstrəl
magistral
məˈdʒɪstrəl
minstrel
ˈmɪnstrəl
mistral
ˈmɪstrəl
orchestral
ɔːˈkɛstrəl
rostral
ˈrɒstrəl
semestral
sɪˈmɛstrəl
sinistral
ˈsɪnɪstrəl
sinistrodextral
ˌsɪnɪstrəʊˈdɛkstrəl
trimestral
traɪˈmestrəl
wastrel
ˈweɪstrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEXTRAL

dexterwise
dextrality
dextrally
dextran
dextranase
dextrin
dextrine
dextro
dextroamphetamine
dextrocardia
dextrocardiac
dextroglucose
dextrogyrate
dextrogyre
dextrorotary
dextrorotation
dextrorotatory
dextrorsal
dextrorse
dextrorsely

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEXTRAL

antral
arbitral
carbon-neutral
central
citral
diametral
dorsoventral
epicentral
Massif Central
mitral
multispectral
neutral
noncentral
palustral
perimetral
sceptral
spectral
subcentral
theatral
ventral

Synonyms and antonyms of dextral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dextral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEXTRAL

Find out the translation of dextral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dextral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dextral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

右旋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dextral
570 millions of speakers

English

dextral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिणावर्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انضغاطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

правосторонним
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dextral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণাবর্তে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dextre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dextral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dextrale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

横ずれ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dextral
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dextral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dextral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலம்புரிச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विषारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atımlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dextral
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawoskrętna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правостороннім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dextral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dextral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dextral
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dextral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dextral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dextral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEXTRAL»

The term «dextral» is regularly used and occupies the 98.276 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEXTRAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dextral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEXTRAL»

Discover the use of dextral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dextral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advanced Genetics
9 Dextral DD Dextral Dd 1 DD (f Sinistral dd Dextral Dd \ dd Direction of coiling in snails provides an excellent example of maternal effects. In this case, a nuclear gene product in the cytoplasm determines the phenotype of the organism.
Gurbachan S. Miglani, 2002
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Competition Science Vision
This type of coiling is called dextral. —KUMAR PUSHKAR • In some snails the coiling of the shell may be counter clockwise known as sinistral. • Both types of ceilings are produced by two different types of genetically controlled cleavages, one ...
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Competition Science Vision
This type of coiling is called dextral. In some other snails, the coiling of the shell may be counter clockwise known as sinistral. Both sinistral and dextral types of coilings are produced by two different types of genetically controlled cleavages, ...
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Competition Science Vision
This type of coiling is called dextral. In some other snails, the coiling of the shell may be counter clockwise known as sinistral. Both sinistral and dextral types of coilings are produced by two different types of genetically controlled cleavages, ...
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Competition Science Vision
This type of coiling is called dextral. • In some other snails the coiling of the shell may be counter clockwise known as sinistral. • Both dextral and sinistral types of ceilings are produced by two different types of genetically controlled cleavages, ...
6
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Flg. 6A Structures developed during dextral wrenching (illustrated by a strain ellipse) (after Harding 1974). 6B Dextral wrench fault model proposed by Moody & Hill (1956). Paleoenvironmental interpretations and systematics of Devonian trace ...
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Cell and Molecular Biology
inter cross dextral T dextral Dd Dd dd dextral dextral dextral dextral dextral dextral dextral sinistral Fig. 21.3. Results inFi, F2 and Fj from a cross between O dextral (DD) and 6" sinistral (rW) snails. Coiling of shell in snail (Limnaea peregra ) In ...
Gupta, 2009
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A Textbook of Biotechnology Vol-I
~ll. l. S'S' 8'8 88 SS' 8'8 88 Dextral Dextral Dextral Dextral Dextral Sinisiral Fig. 2. Maternal effect in direction of coiling of the shell in Limnaea. (i) Petite in yeast. Yeast, Saochaomyces cerevisiae, are single-celled ascomycetes fungi. In the life  ...
Rehana Khan, 2007
9
Current Topics in Developmental Biology
B. Maternal Factor Determining Cleavage Handedness The typical spiral cleavage pattern is dextral (clockwise at the third cleavage), although some species, Physa, for example, have a sinistral (counterclockwise) spiral cleavage pattern.
Roger A. Pedersen, Gerald P. Schatten, Gerald Schatten, 1999
10
Cytology and Genetics
p. (5hh. x. dextral * sinistral Dd Inter cross dextral Dd (9) Dd ( X dextral I dextral DD Dd Dd dd dextral dextral dextral dextral I I I I dextral dextral dextral sinistral Fig. 10.6 Results in F1( F2 and F3 from a cross between dextral (DD) and sinistral  ...
Sumitra Sen, Dipak Kumar Kar, B. M. Johri, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEXTRAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dextral is used in the context of the following news items.
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NexGen Energy Ltd. - Drilling at Bow Discovery Increases …
This VTEM conductor shows an apparent north-south dextral offset of up to 400 m, which is very similar to the geophysical signature seen at the ... «Canada NewsWire, Apr 15»
2
NexGen Discovers Off-Scale Radioactivity at Radon Anomaly 3.7 km …
This VTEM conductor shows an apparent north-south dextral offset of up to 400 m, which is very similar to the geophysical signature seen at the ... «Canada NewsWire, Mar 15»
3
Valerian Summerville
David Louis, Wardell, Berdine (Norris), Freddie Louis Jr., Lacy Kirk (Diane), Dextral Delector (Paulette), Valerian (Willie T.), Mekouris, Erin ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Sep 14»
4
South Napa Earthquake: Which Fault's at Fault?
set of dextral faults. What's dextral? Basically, it means that whichever side of the fault you're on, when you're looking at the fault, it'll look like ... «Scientific American, Aug 14»
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Special Report: Pittsburg Man Who Suffered Hypothermia Receives …
And with Hypothermia, you're really losing your dextral extremities, which is very unfortunate." says Dr. Rebecca Jeyaseelan, Medical Director for Freeman East ... «KOAM-TV, May 14»
6
Ask Fuzzy: Do all shells coil the same way?
If the aperture is on the right-hand side then the shell is right-handed or 'dextral'. If the aperture is on the left then the shell is left-handed, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 14»
7
Sandy snails brought to Ireland as takeaway food
Then they found a live left-handed Cepaea on the roadside outside Ballyshannon -–but whether they crossed it with a dextral partner and what ... «Irish Times, Jul 13»
8
Building a Better Smartphone Keyboard
... 62 percent of keystrokes alternate between sinistral (left) and dextral (right) digits. Instead of a spacebar, which requires the thumb to travel ... «Pacific Standard, Apr 13»
9
Touch screens and greasy mitts: All you need is glove
Unless I can do something about my dextral ectoplasm, or manufacturers invent a grease-resistant screen coating, I'll be cast adrift on the dead ... «Register, Mar 13»
10
Left turn saves snails from snakes
Snail genera tend to be either dextral (right-coiling) or sinistral (left-coiling, but the genus Satsuma contains both dextral and sinistral species. «Nature.com, Dec 10»

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