'Sinistral' definitions:
Definition of 'sinistral'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" [ant: dextral]
adjective
Preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
Definition of 'Sinistral'
From: GCIDE
- Sinistral \Sin"is*tral\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'sinistral'
From: GCIDE
- counterclockwise \coun"ter*clock"wise\ adj. & adv. in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; -- of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of clockwise, or right-handed
- Note: [Narrower terms: sinistral {levororotary, levorotatory}]
- Syn: left-handed. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'sinistral'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backhand,
- backhanded,
- circuitous,
- counterclockwise,
- deflectional,
- deviant,
- deviative,
- devious,
- digressive,
- divagational,
- divergent,
- excursive,
- indirect,
- larboard,
- left,
- left-hand,
- left-handed,
- left-wing,
- left-wingish,
- levorotatory,
- liberal,
- near,
- nigh,
- oblique,
- port,
- radical,
- side,
- sidelong,
- sinister,
- sinistrocerebral,
- sinistrocular,
- sinistrogyrate,
- sinistromanual,
- sinistrorse,
- southpaw