handedness

== English == === Etymology === From handed +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === handedness (countable and uncountable, plural handednesses) (chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove. Synonym: chirality Hypernym: laterality A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other. Hyponyms: left-handedness, right-handedness ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === chiral eyedness footedness