right-handed

== English == === Alternative forms === righthanded === Etymology === From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right +‎ handed. === Pronunciation === (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/ === Adjective === right-handed (comparative more right-handed, superlative most right-handed) Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left. Coordinate terms: left-handed, ambidextrous (not comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand. (not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise. (physics) Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion. Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === right-handed pl (plural only) Right-handed people, taken as a whole. ==== Antonyms ==== left-handed lefthanded ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === chirality