handedness
English
Etymology
handed + -ness
Noun
handedness (countable and uncountable, plural handednesses)
- (chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
- A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.
Synonyms
- (difference between a left and right): chirality
Hypernyms
- laterality
Hyponyms
- left-handedness
- right-handedness
Related terms
- left-handed
- right-handed
Translations
property
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preference for using the right or left hand
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See also
- chiral
- eyedness
- footedness