Right-handed

//ɹaɪtˈhændɪd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Right-handed people, taken as a whole. plural, plural-only

    "Evidence contradicting this principle came from a study of epileptic patients by Penfield and Roberts (1959) who found that dysphasia following surgery on the right hemisphere was not significantly more frequent in the left-handed than in the right-handed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
  2. 2
    Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
  5. 5
    Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.
Adjective
  1. 1
    rotating to the right wordnet
  2. 2
    using or intended for the right hand wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
dexterousdextromanualdextrorotarydextrorotatorydextrous

Example

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"Is Tom left-handed or right-handed?"

Etymology

From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right + handed.

Related phrases

right-handed neutrinoright-handed pathright-handedlyright-handedness

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