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Meaning of "sinistral" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SINISTRAL

(In the obsolete sense: adverse, evil); C19 (in current senses): from Medieval Latin sinistrālis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SINISTRAL

sinistral  [ˈsɪnɪstrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINISTRAL

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

WHAT DOES SINISTRAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sinistral

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 sinistral in the English dictionary

The definition of sinistral in the dictionary is of, relating to, or located on the left side, esp the left side of the body. Other definition of sinistral is coiling in a clockwise direction from the apex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINISTRAL


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINISTRAL

sinh
Sinhailien
Sinhalese
sinical
Sinicism
sinicize
Sining
sinister
sinisterity
sinisterly
sinisterness
sinistrality
sinistrally
sinistrodextral
sinistrorsal
sinistrorsally
sinistrorse
sinistrorsely
sinistrous
sinistrously

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINISTRAL

central
colostral
conirostral
curvirostral
dentirostral
diastral
entoplastral
epiplastral
fenestral
fissirostral
gastral
hyoplastral
lamellirostral
latirostral
palustral
rectirostral
recurvirostral
sequestral
serratirostral
sylvestral
tenuirostral

Synonyms and antonyms of sinistral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sinistral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINISTRAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

左旋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sinistral
570 millions of speakers

English

sinistral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sinistral
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يساري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

левосторонний
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinistral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বামাবর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

senestre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sinistral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sinistral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左巻きの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sinistral
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinistral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sinistral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sinistral
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sola eğilimli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sinistrorsa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lewoskrętna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лівобічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinistral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sinistral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinistral
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sinistral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sinistral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sinistral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINISTRAL»

The term «sinistral» is regularly used and occupies the 72.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINISTRAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sinistral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sinistral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINISTRAL»

Discover the use of sinistral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sinistral 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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Kinematic Evolution and Structural Styles of Fold-and-thrust ...
Note sinistral, according to the stratigraphic way-up of units within the Forcarei Synform, is top-to-the south along the east limb, but is top-to-the north along its west limb Sample Quartz c-axes Shape fabric Porphyroclast asymmetry West limb of ...
J. Poblet, Richard J. Lisle, 2011
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Tectonic Evolution of Northwestern México and the ...
After the widespread Middle Jurassic accretionary event, many workers have suggested that sinistral oblique convergence dominated western North America in the Middle to Late Jurassic and into the Early Cretaceous (e.g., Anderson and  ...
Scott E. Johnson, 2003
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The San Andreas Fault System: Displacement, Palinspastic ...
Fault-block rotation model for domain of clockwise rotation and sinistral faults of the eastern Transverse Ranges. For San Andreas system, this figure represents the interaction between the sinistral faults of the eastern Transverse Ranges and  ...
Robert E. Powell, R. J. Weldon, Jonathan C. Matti, 1993
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Competition Science Vision
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, one being sinistral cleavage and the ...
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Competition Science Vision
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, one being sinistral cleavage and the ...
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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, ...
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Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae
Scaphiophryne (Scaphiophryni- nae) has many odd features (e.g., jaw sheaths) for a micro- hylid tadpole, including a spiracle that is between midventral and sinistral. Representative spiracle arrangements are shown in figure 3.4. Because of ...
Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig, 1999
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Introduction to Forest Entomology: A Training Manual for ...
Important morphological features of an insect (sinistral view of grasshopper) 7 Figure 3. Grasshopper head (sinistral view) 13 Figure 4. Grasshopper head ( anterior view) 14 Figure 5. Grasshopper mouthparts 21 Figure 6. Cross section of  ...
Douglas C. Allen, James E. Coufal, 1984
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Handcrafts of Society Islands
She made a transition by inserting one row of regular checkerwork, rapidly raising one dextral after another from left to right and dropping one sinistral under each in turn. In this manner, she transferred the dextrals from the lower or inner to the ...
H.W. Chatterson

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINISTRAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sinistral is used in the context of the following news items.
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PRM preocupada com abandono sinistral após acidente
A Polícia da República de Moçambique (PRM) a nível da cidade de Maputo, mostra-se preocupada com o abandono sinistral após os acidentes de viação. «MMO Notícias, Apr 15»
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How will lefty surplus affect the Cardinals' offense and pitching?
There's even a slight possibility that sinistral infielders Dean Anna and Greg Garcia could compete for an infield bench spot, while left-handed hitting catcher ... «Redbird Rants, Feb 15»
3
Airsoft as a Competition Training Tool for Sport Shooters
My uncle, John Kennedy, runs an airsoft specific shot clock while I work the plates with an Airsoft 1911. Sinistral Rifleman. USA – -(Ammoland.com)- My uncle is ... «AmmoLand.com, Jan 15»
4
I'm left-handed: can I buy an Apple Watch?
As Ned Flanders says, Lord loves a lefty – but it seems Apple doesn't. Those of a sinistral persuasion were up in arms last night on Twitter after the launch of a ... «Radio Times, Sep 14»
5
Left Hander's Day: 6 Southpaw British Rock Stars
... right-handed people do? It's because they're left-handed. And if Kurt and Jimi aren't good enough, why not try one of this sinistral six instead? Paul McCartney ... «Anglophenia, Aug 14»
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New Brewery to Open in the Valley
Seven Arrows will produce four main products - Eventide IPA, Sinistral Wheat, Aurora Pils, and Boreal Amber, but there will also be a selection of up to eight ... «WHSV, Jun 14»
7
Ask Fuzzy: Do all shells coil the same way?
If the aperture is on the left then the shell is left-handed, or 'sinistral'. ... and in rare cases you can have some species with a mix of dextral and sinistral shells. «Sydney Morning Herald, May 14»
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International Left-Handers Day: What Are The Benefits Of Being Left …
Counterintuitively, the "sinistral brain" of the lefty uses the right hemisphere of the brain more dominantly than the left side of the brain — just as right-handed ... «Medical Daily, Aug 13»
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Sandy snails brought to Ireland as takeaway food
In the 1920s, two British conchologists, Prof Arthur Boycott and Capt Cyril Diver, made an expedition to Bundoran, Co Donegal, to hunt for sinistral (left-handed) ... «Irish Times, Jul 13»
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Snail Shells Coil To Right 95 Percent Of The Time, New Study Shows
Shell enthusiasts have long marveled at the lack of sinistral (left-coiling) snails among their collections, especially when other shelled mollusks, such as clams ... «Huffington Post, May 13»

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