Definitions for sinistral
ˈsɪn ə strəlsinis·tral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinistraladjective

   of or on the left

   "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"

2. sinistraladjective

   preferring to use left foot or hand or eye

   "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinistraladjective

   Of, facing, on on the left side.

2. sinistraladjective

   Left-handed.

3. sinistraladjective

   Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.

4. sinistraladjective

   left lateral fault movement.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinistral

   Sinistral and dextral, in some scientific fields, are the two types of chirality ("handedness") or relative direction. The terms are derived from the Latin words for "left" (sinister) and "right" (dexter). Other disciplines use different terms (such as dextro- and laevo-rotary in chemistry, or clockwise and anticlockwise in physics) or simply use left and right (as in anatomy). Relative direction and chirality are distinct concepts. Relative direction is from the point of view of the observer; a completely symmetric object has a left side 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 symmetric object has sinistral and dextral directions arbitrarily defined by the position of the observer, while an asymmetric object that shows chirality may have sinistral and dextral directions defined by characteristics of the object, regardless of the position of the observer.

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1. sinistral

   Sinistral generally refers to something that is left-handed, left-oriented, or moves in a counterclockwise direction. It is often used in various fields like biology, geology, and linguistics to describe left-side characteristics or phenomena.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sinistraladjective

   of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral

2. Sinistraladjective

   having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sinistral

   extending to or at the left from the median line.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sinistral in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sinistral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sinistral
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sinistral
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinistral
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinistral
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=sinistral
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sinistral