handedness

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Etymology

handed +‎ -ness

Noun

Wikipedia handedness (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
2. A preference 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

• Finnish: kätisyys (fi), kiraalisuus (fi)

• German: Chiralität (de) f

preference for using the right or left hand

• Finnish: kätisyys (fi)
• French: préférence manuelle (fr) f

• German: Händigkeit (de) f

See also

• dominant eyeness
• eyedness
• footedness