Definition of dextral. Meaning of dextral. Synonyms of dextral

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Definition of dextral

Dextral
Dextral Dex"tral, a. [From Dexter.] Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. Dextral shell (Zo["o]l.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.

Meaning of dextral 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...
- perversus) show a mixture of dextral and sinistral individuals. There occur also aberrantly sinistral forms of dextral species and some of these are...
- the ends of adjacent segments are known as stepovers. In the case of a dextral fault zone, a right-stepping offset is known as an extensional stepover...
- also known as sinistral faults and those with right-lateral motion as dextral faults. Each is defined by the direction of movement of the ground as would...
- Atotsugawa Fault ****an Dextral strike-slip Active 1858 Hietsu earthquake (M~7) Awatere Fault 200 South Island, New Zealand Dextral strike-slip Active 1848...
- Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of...
- proper left, in images of people etc. Reflection symmetry Sinistral and dextral, chirality, in scientific contexts Terms of orientation However the proper...
- types: Divergent:   Spreading center   Extension zone Convergent:   Subduction zone   Collision zone Transform:   Dextral transform   Sinistral transform...
- The s**** of Zonitoides nitidus, a small land snail, has dextral coiling, which is typical (but not universal) of gastropod s****....
- resulting in an asymmetrical appearance. Over 90% of gastropod species have dextral (right-handed) s**** in their coiling, but a small minority of species...