Sinistral : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sinistral	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Sinistral
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sinistral adj 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" Antonym(s): dextral preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sinistral \Sin"is*tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to {dextral}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.