Definition of Right-handed
Right´-hand`ed
a.
1.
Using
the
right
hand
habitually
,
or
more
easily
than
the
left
.
2.
Having
the
same
direction
or
course
as
the
movement
of
the
hands
of
a
watch
seen
in
front
; -
said
of
the
motion
of
a
revolving
object
looked
at
from
a
given
direction
.
3.
(Zool.)
Having
the
whorls
rising
from
left
to
right
;
dextral
; -
said
of
spiral
shells
.
See
Illust.
of
Scalaria
.
Right-handed screw
a
screw
,
the
threads
of
which
,
like
those
of
a
common
wood
screw
,
wind
spirally
in
such
a
direction
that
the
screw
advances
away
from
the
observer
when
turned
with
a
right-handed
movement
in
a
fixed
nut
.
Related Words
clockwise
,
dextrorotary
,
dextrorotatory
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