RIGHT-HANDED


Meaning of RIGHT-HANDED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈhan-dəd ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left ; also : swinging from right to left

a right-handed batter

2. : relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand

3.

a. : having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : clockwise

b. : having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the right

a right-handed screw

4. of a door : opening to the right away from one

• right-handed adverb

• right-hand·ed·ly adverb

• right-hand·ed·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.