handedness

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
2. (countable, uncountable) A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.

Synonyms

chirality

laterality

Translations

chiralité

Händigkeit

Chiralität

κυριαρχία χεριού

préférence manuelle

التّسليم

manaje

lateralitat

Etymology

From handed + -ness.