Associations to the word «Dextral»

Wiktionary

DEXTRAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to the right side
DEXTRAL FAULT, noun. (geology) Term for a strike-slip fault that shows right lateral movement.

Dictionary definition

DEXTRAL, 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".
DEXTRAL, adjective. Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye".

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery