Handedness

Origin

handed + -ness

Noun

handedness

(countable and uncountable; plural handednesss)

(chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
A preference for using one hand rather than the other.

Synonyms

(difference between a left and right) chirality

Hypernyms

laterality

Hyponyms

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