| 单词 |
handedness |
| 释义 |
handedness|ˈhændɪdnɪs|
[f. handed a. + -ness.]
The tendency to, or the preference for, the use of either the right or the left hand. Also transf.
1921Trans. Utah Acad. Sci. II. 59 (title) The problem of handedness. Ibid. 62 It is argued by some that a child's handedness is a result of imitating its parents. 1936F. A. E. Crew in Jrnl. Genetics XXXIII. 67 It seemed to me necessary to examine each rat..for evidence of this right-hand and left-hand turning habit,{ddd} [68] In any examination of handedness the experimentation must not be complicated by the presence of an alternating light. 1937N. & Q. 10 July 32/1 The First Series of an exhaustive scientific work on the subject of ‘Handedness’. 1961Lancet 12 Aug. 363/1 The left hemisphere is usually dominant for speech regardless of the handedness of the individual. 1962Listener 10 May 814/3 Proteins..contain amino acids (all of one particular handedness) joined together. 1973Sci. Amer. May 27/3 Background data, including..length of postpartum separation from siblings and handedness of the mother. |
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