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nondominant

nondominant

6.0
The side of the body, like a hand or eye, that a person uses less
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈdɒmɪnənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no dominante
  • Using your nondominant hand in sports can enhance coordination and balance.
  • nondominant hand
  • nondominant brain
  • nondominant side

Examples

  • To improve dexterity, practice writing with your nondominant hand for a few minutes each day.

  • To complete this task, participants held the vibrating device in their nondominant hand and placed their hand in a box that contained sound-attenuating padding on the inside.

    Academic text (2011)
  • An adjustment of 6% between the force of the dominant and nondominant side was made.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The three performers were required to use the nondominant hand or foot and to demonstrate at least one error.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The same approach was used for the matched pairs defined by the dominant and nondominant hands.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Begin practicing new skills with the dominant hand/foot and then move to the nondominant side.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The instruction is assumed to involve dominant brain controls, while the music relates to nondominant brain control.

    Academic text (1990)
  • By requiring the children to put their canes in their nondominant hands, I had hoped to force concentration and attention to the skill, knowing that the bilateral transfer process would overflow to the dominant hand.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) was performed in a subset of 62 women at the ultradistal radius of the nondominant forearm.

    Academic text (2004)
  • When drawing, many artists recommend trying with your nondominant hand to develop new skills.

Antonyms

159 4.2

Having more power or influence than others in a group

How Dominant

nondominant
  • Specialized
6.0
ambidextrous
7 7.5

Surface Forms

nondominant positive

Morphology

nondominant = dominant (transparent) = non + dominant

Used in the common phrase 'dominant hand/eye'; adding 'non-' straightforwardly yields 'the hand/eye that is not dominant', which learners can deduce.

Etymology

The word nondominant joins non- 'not' and dominant 'main or strongest', so it means the side of the body or brain that is 'not the main one' and is used less.