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handedness

DEFINITIONS OF: handedness

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n the property of using one hand more than the other

Synonyms:
laterality
Types:
ambidexterity, ambidextrousness
the property of being equally skillful with each hand
left-handedness, sinistrality
preference for using the left hand
dextrality, right-handedness
preference for using the right hand
Type of:
asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance
(mathematics) a lack of symmetry
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