dextral

• Adjektiv, das die rechte Seite oder die rechte Hand betreffend; wird häufig in Zoologie oder Anatomie verwendet, ist aber im allgemeinen Englisch heute weitgehend veraltet.

An adjective relating to the right side or right hand; often used in zoology or anatomy, but now largely obsolete in general English.

1. C1formal

   Relating to or situated on the right side.

   Rechts

   • The dextral side of the building faces the garden.
   • In heraldry, a dextral position indicates honor.
   • The dextral wing of the church was added later.

   Synonymerightright-hand

   Antonymeleftsinistral

2. Right-handed preferenceC1formal

   Having a natural preference for using the right hand, foot, or eye over the left.

   Rechtshänder

   • Most humans are dextral, favoring their right hand for writing.
   • Dextral individuals often kick a ball with their right foot.
   • The study examined dextral and sinistral participants separately.

   Synonymeright-handed

   Antonymeleft-handedsinistral