adjective
- of, relating to, or situated on the right side
- right-handed
- having a spiral shell that coils clockwise when viewed from the apex
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Usage: biology
Examples
- The dextral side of the building faces the main street.
- Most people show dextral dominance in their hand preference.
- The researcher identified the dextral spiral pattern in the snail shell.
- Dextral rotation is more common than sinistral in this species.
- The dextral orientation of the structure was clearly visible.
- Scientists studied the dextral characteristics of the fossil specimens.