dextral

dextral Definition

dex·tral (deks′trəl)

adjective

on the right-hand side; right
right-handed
having whorls that rise to the apex in counterclockwise spirals from the opening at the lower right: said of the shells of most gastropods

Etymology: < L dextra, right-hand side (see dexter) + -al

dextral Related Forms

dex·tral′·ity (-tral′ə tē) noun dex′·trally adverb

dextral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

fault: N-S dextral faults within the Simple Fold Zone link Lurestan to the E-W trending structures of Fars, in the eastern Zagros.

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