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Get to know Dextral better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dexter or clockwise.

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Dextral in a sentence

Dextral meaning

Of or pertaining to the right side

Synonyms of Dextral

right-handed dexter dextrorse dextrorsal clockwise sinistral

Related words

Other words often associated with Dextral or its synonyms:

dextrorotatory dextrorotary counterclockwise ambidextrous right anticlockwise sinister

Using Dextral

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the right side
  • Useful related words include: right-handed, dexter, dextrorse, dextrorsal.

Context around Dextral

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

exhibiting 1×

Often after:

motion 1×

Sentence patterns with Dextral

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

boundary exhibiting dextral motion 1× observer or dextral right side 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the relative motion 1× the san andreas 1×

Common sentence endings:

exhibiting dextral motion 1× toward the observer 1×

Words around Dextral

Just before it in the word index:

dexters 5 dexterra 4 dexterously 3 dexterous 8 dexterity 92 dexter 257

Just after it in the word index:

dextroamphetamine 8 dextromethorphan 18 dextrorotary 2 dextrorotatory 3 dextrose 10 dextrous 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Dextral

  • In this selection, "dextral" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, exhibiting and motion stand out and add context to how "dextral" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include boundary exhibiting dextral motion and observer or dextral right side. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dextral" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dextral

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform boundary exhibiting dextral motion. (16 words)

The relative motion of the two plates is either sinistral (left side toward the observer) or dextral (right side toward the observer). (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The relative motion of the two plates is either sinistral (left side toward the observer) or dextral (right side toward the observer). (22 words)

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform boundary exhibiting dextral motion. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

The relative motion of the two plates is either sinistral (left side toward the observer) or dextral (right side toward the observer).

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform boundary exhibiting dextral motion.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dextral" in a sentence?
An example: "The relative motion of the two plates is either sinistral (left side toward the observer) or dextral (right side toward the observer)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "dextral" from authentic English texts.
What does "dextral" mean?
Dextral means: Of or pertaining to the right side
What are synonyms of "dextral"?
Common synonyms of "dextral" include: right-handed, dexter, dextrorse, dextrorsal, clockwise, sinistral.
How many example sentences with "dextral" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "dextral", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.