handedness
noun
hand·ed·ness
ˈhan-dəd-nəs 
1
: a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
2
a
: the property of an object (such as a molecule) of not being identical with its mirror image : chirality
b
: either of the two configurations of an object that may exist in forms which are nonidentical mirror images
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Collarbones capture information about age, development and growth as well as handedness, or which hand crew members favored.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Shining light on the Mary Rose: Identifying chemical differences in human aging and handedness in the clavicles of sailors using Raman spectroscopy
Maryrose.org.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
The unorthodox left field wall combined with Rogers’ handedness was perhaps a reason the Orioles had interest in him given opposing teams normally load their lineups with right-handed hitters against southpaws.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
Hyde often uses his southpaws to face left-handed batters, hoping to use the handedness advantage to piece together the end of games.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Shining light on the Mary Rose: Identifying chemical differences in human aging and handedness in the clavicles of sailors using Raman spectroscopy
Maryrose.org.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
The unorthodox left field wall combined with Rogers’ handedness was perhaps a reason the Orioles had interest in him given opposing teams normally load their lineups with right-handed hitters against southpaws.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
Hyde often uses his southpaws to face left-handed batters, hoping to use the handedness advantage to piece together the end of games.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
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“Handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handedness. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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handedness
noun
hand·ed·ness
-nəs
1
: a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
2
: the property of an object (as a molecule) of not being identical with its mirror image
3
: the property of having either a clockwise or counterclockwise motion (as the corkscrew movement of some microorganisms or their flagella or cilia)
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