right-handed

adj
/ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/CA

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from riȝt honded

Definitions

  1. Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.

  2. Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.

  3. Turning or spiralling from left to right

    Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its…

      Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.

    2. Of a coordinate system

      Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.

    3. Right-handed people, taken as a whole.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for right-handed. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA