Definition of Sinistral. Meaning of Sinistral. Synonyms of Sinistral

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Definition of Sinistral

Sinistral
Sinistral Sin"is*tral, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.

Meaning of Sinistral from wikipedia

- Sinistral and dextral, in some scientific fields, are the two types of chirality ("handedness") or relative direction. The terms are derived from the...
- the Sinistrals), and after the closing of Taito's North American branch after the release of the first game, Natsume Inc. (Rise of the Sinistrals, The...
- misplaced due to genetic malformations. Jeremy was an example of a rare sinistral snail in a species that usually has right-handed s****-coiling. Such snail...
- motion. Strike-slip faults with left-lateral motion are also known as sinistral faults and those with right-lateral motion as dextral faults. Each is...
- Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, known as Estpolis Denki II (エストポリス伝記II, Esutoporisu Denki II, officially translated Biography of Estpolis II) in ****an...
- virtually always sinistral (left-handed), and a very few species (for example Amphidromus perversus) show a mixture of dextral and sinistral individuals....
- are unusual in that specimens in those species always have left-handed "sinistral" coiling in their s****, as shown in the specimen on the right. The rest...
- Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, released as Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods (エストポリス) in ****an, is an action role-playing game video game co-developed...
- family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. This species has a left-handed or sinistral s****. It eats mostly bivalves. There has been some disagreement about...
- club, "an annual event when left-handers everywhere can celebrate their sinistrality (left-handedness) and increase public awareness of the advantages and...