"sinistral" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sinistral (not comparable)
  1. Of, facing, or on the left side. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (of, facing, or on the left side): sinistrous
    Sense id: en-sinistral-en-adj-TTM2AtME Disambiguation of 'of, facing, or on the left side': 87 3 5 5
  2. Left-handed. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sinistral-en-adj-DVVuCyaj
  3. (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-sinistral-en-adj-2wVBk8P5 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (geology) Having left lateral fault movement. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-sinistral-en-adj-vuby13Ga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 15 46 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 20 14 45 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sinistral fault, sinistral fold Related terms: sinister

Noun

Forms: sinistrals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sinistral (plural sinistrals)
  1. (medicine) A left-handed individual. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-sinistral-en-noun-z2YOkjuH Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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