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Laterality vs Handedness - What's the difference?

laterality | handedness | Hypernyms |

Laterality is a hypernym of handedness.


As nouns the difference between laterality and handedness

is that laterality is the state or quality of being lateral while handedness is (chemistry|physics) the property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image for example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.

laterality

English

Noun

  • the state or quality of being lateral

    • handedness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia handedness)
  • (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

    * left-handedness * right-handedness

    Related terms

    * left-handed * right-handed

    See also

    * eyedness * footedness