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single-handedness

Meaning of "single-handedness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SINGLE-HANDEDNESS

ˌsɪŋɡəlˈhændɪdnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINGLE-HANDEDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Single-Handedness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SINGLE-HANDEDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of single-handedness in the English dictionary

The definition of single-handedness in the dictionary is the condition of working alone or unaided. Other definition of single-handedness is the condition of operating something with one hand or by one person only.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINGLE-HANDEDNESS

backhandedness · bloody-mindedness · boundedness · broad-mindedness · fair-mindedness · forehandedness · heavy-handedness · high-handedness · high-mindedness · left-handedness · like-mindedness · open-handedness · right-handedness · roundedness · simple-mindedness · splendidness · strandedness · unboundedness · underhandedness · weak-mindedness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINGLE-HANDEDNESS

single-cut file · single-decker · single-density · single-end · single-ended · single-engined · single-figure · single-foot · single-handed · single-handedly · single-lens reflex · single-line display · single-masted · single-minded · single-mindedly · single-mindedness · single-parent family · single-party · single-phase · single-seater

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINGLE-HANDEDNESS

awkwardness · baldness · blindness · boldness · business · fondness · goodness · hardness · indebtedness · kindness · loudness · madness · mindedness · oddness · preparedness · redness · sadness · soundness · tiredness · weirdness · wickedness

Synonyms and antonyms of single-handedness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «single-handedness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SINGLE-HANDEDNESS

Find out the translation of single-handedness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of single-handedness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «single-handedness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

单利手
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

de un solo uso de las manos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

single-handedness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एकल मनमानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واحد الإنصاف
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

один беспристрастности
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

single- lateralidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

একক-স্বেচ্ছাচারপূর্ণতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

main-mise
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Satu tangan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Einzel Händigkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

シングル利き手
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

단일 왼손잡이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Siji-handedness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn thuận tay
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றை கைப்பழக்கம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सिंगल-ऑर्डरनेस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tek ellilik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

single- handedness
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Pojedynczy bezstronności
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

один неупередженості
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

single- generozitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

single- χεριού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enkel- willekeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

single- handedness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

single- handedness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of single-handedness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGLE-HANDEDNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of single-handedness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about single-handedness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINGLE-HANDEDNESS»

Discover the use of single-handedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to single-handedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biological Asymmetry and Handedness
... not only does the hand of the amino acids dictate the hand of the helix they form, but more profoundly, single-handedness appears to be necessary for helices to form at all. No helical protein molecules would mean no collagen-and ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2008
2
The Asymmetrical Brain
... proposed that while "evolutionary considerations must weigh against the location of a single handedness gene in homologous regions of the sex chromosomes" (p. 722), it is possible that an autosomal gene for laterality is modified by a ...
Kenneth Hugdahl, Richard J. Davidson, 2004
3
The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic ...
... of one handedness only. The centrosymmetric crystal of the pure host has been converted into a mixed chiral crystal, composed of glycine and a mixture of amino acids of a single handedness, while the 54 Selection in prebiotic chemistry .
Pier Luigi Luisi, 2006
4
The Counter-creationism Handbook
A simple peptide replicator can amplify the proportion of a single handedness in an initially random mixture of left- and right-handed fragments (Saghatelian et al. 2001; TSRI 2001). Self-assemblies on two-dimensional surfaces can also ...
Mark Isaak, 2007
5
A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for ...
If you substitute coins for molecules and heads and tails for left- and right- handedness, you see how environmental effects can erase any previous bias toward a single handedness. Essentially, after a violent external event, the system is ...
Marcelo Gleiser, 2010
6
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
He might have required the aid of a black boy to navigate his boat, and the continual presence of a black boy in a small boat does not make for sweetness and light. SINGLE-HANDEDNESS Another grandly free man sailed his cutter into the ...
E. J. Banfield, 2011
7
A Philosophy of Social Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Approach
To be sure, single handedness or homochirality is a crucial property of the amino acids and sugars built into living organisms. Obviously, mixtures of left-handed and right-handed types would create molecular mismatches. Animals and plants  ...
Ronald W. Dundon, Jennifer L. Jainer, 1999
8
Synchronicity: Nature and Psyche in an Interconnected Universe
In scientific language this preferred single- handedness is referred to as homochirality; nature clearly exhibits this, but the exact origins of this trait remain shrouded at present, though various theories have been postulated to try to explain how ...
Joseph Cambray, 2009
9
The Experimental Foundations of Particle Physics
... polarization of the electron emitted in beta decay. Frauenfelder and co-workers (Ref. 6.4) found a large electron polarization, < 08 - pe > /pe % — 1. This result was consistent with the proposal that the neutrino has a single handedness: ...
Robert N. Cahn, Gerson Goldhaber, 2009
10
Supramolecular Systems in Biomedical Fields
For L-Ala it was observed that the addition of 0.1 equivalent was sufficient for the nearly complete induction of single handedness in the polymer, and even for 0.01 equivalents an appreciable ICD was obtained. This is an illustration of ...
Hans-Jörg Schneider, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINGLE-HANDEDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term single-handedness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How NASA Could Find Life on Europa
Life on Earth follows displays a homochiral preference, or single-handedness, in its molecular structure. "Finding such a preference in the waters of Europa ... «Popular Mechanics, Jun 15»
2
Origin Of Life Phenomenon: Some Amino Acids And Sugars Were …
The single-handedness of biological molecules has fascinated scientists since Pasteur first separated the enantiomorphic crystals of a tartrate salt more than ... «Science 2.0, Mar 15»
3
Missouri Football POY: T.J. Green
There's no single-handedness in football, but he made life easy on his team. He's consistent, he's accurate and he hits his wide receivers in stride. The offense ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, Dec 14»
4
Mirror image RNA enzymes may hold clues to origin of life
... D-RNA—proved more capable, it could have encouraged the copying of its own kind, and promoted the single-handedness in nucleotides that we see today. «Science AAAS, Oct 14»
5
Caesar in Canberra
It all made sense then: the streamers, balloons and pumping music of his rallies; the ruthlessness and single-handedness; the lack of confidants, save staffers ... «The Economist, Oct 14»
6
Mixed reactions arise out of PKR's MB choice
... is marked as a clean one and that a good yardstick has been kept, it has not been an inspirational one given his single-handedness in decision making. «The Rakyat Post, Jul 14»
7
Maxwell's golden hammer
All the same, the stat that best defines the singular single-handedness of this relentless stint is that not one member of what might generously be described as ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 14»
8
Dare Sabah BN leaders stand up to KL like Taib?
“Sarawak has been spared the problems of Sabah by the single-mindedness and single-handedness of the outgoing Chief Minister,” he said. The Star Sabah ... «Free Malaysia Today, Feb 14»
9
Chapter Fifty-Four of The Haunted Heaven: Pauline Kael, My …
I was the other, participating single-handedness. I gave up even trying to woo film-makers after her review of me in my first and almost the last, big Hollywood ... «Enter Stage Right, Jun 12»
10
Celebrating Father's Day
Such fathers deserve the most appreciation for their single-handedness in growing a mature and responsible individual. So many fathers, though, do not need to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 12»
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