right-handed
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- adjective
- /ˈraɪtˌhændɪd/
- Specialized
:
dextrógiro
- In our experiment, we noted that the right-handed helix formed quickly in the solution.
Examples
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The seesaw mass of right-handed neutrinos, formula omitted.
Academic text (2018) -
The right-handed twist of the staircase makes it easier to ascend.
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And can you see the right-handed twist of this structure?
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They stop, give the right-handed power salute.
Fiction book (1996) -
They could both be circulating in the right-handed sense.
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Because the centered pivot narrows the swing arc and moves the bottom more forward, and the move to the right (for right-handed golfers) in the backswing moves the bottom further back.
Blog text (30) -
When viewed from above, the right-handed spiral of the shell is clearly visible.
Synonyms
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Moving in the same direction as the hands of a clock
Rotating polarized light to the right when light passes through a substance
Turns polarized light to the right when seen along the beam
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Right-handed for turning or spirals uses the same parts right ('turning to the right or clockwise') and hand ('your hand'), and a helpful way to remember it is to curl the fingers of your right hand because the way your fingers point shows the direction of a 'right-handed' spiral; that's why a 'right-handed' screw tightens when you turn it clockwise.