Complete Definition of "sinistral"

English

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. Of, facing, on on the left side.
  2. left-handed|Left-handed.
  3. zoology Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.

Synonyms
sense|of, facing, on on the left side sinistrous

Antonyms
sense|of, facing, on on the left side dextral

Derived terms
sinistral fault
sinistral fold

Related terms
sinister

References
R:1913

vi:sinistral

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