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Definition of Sinistrorsal
1. Adjective. Spiraling upward from right to left. "Sinistrorse vines"
Definition of Sinistrorsal
1. a. Rising spirally from right to left (of the spectator); sinistrorse.
Definition of Sinistrorsal
1. Adjective. Rising spirally from right to left (of the observer); sinistrorse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinistrorsal
Literary usage of Sinistrorsal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Course in Mathematical Analysis by Edouard Goursat, Earle Raymond Hedrick (1904)
"Iii this case the curve is said to be sinistrorsal. On the other hand, if C3 <
0, the aspect of the curve would be exactly reversed (Fig. ..."
2. A Course in Mathematical Analysis by Edouard Goursat (1904)
"In this case the curve is said to be sinistrorsal. On the other hand, if c3 < 0,
the aspect of the curve would be exactly reversed (Fig. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"A term applied to the polarization of a voltaic cell when the depolarizing current
is many times stronger than the primary current. sinistrorsal Helix. ..."
4. The Forces of Nature: A Popular Introduction to the Study of Physical Phenomena by Amédée Guillemin (1873)
"... but passing from left to right; this is the sinistrorsal solenoid. If the
current traverses the coils of the spiral from left to right, as indicated by ..."
5. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1859)
"But in the East Indian Seas, examples of sinistrorsal monstrosities of the native
species are occasionally met with, and are highly prized. ..."
6. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1859)
"But in the East Indian Seas, examples of sinistrorsal monstrosities of the native
species are occasionally met with, and are highly prized. ..."
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