29 November 2014
sinistral
[sin-uh-struh l]
adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or on the left side; left (opposed to dextral ).
2. left-handed.
3. (of certain gastropod shells) coiling counterclockwise, as seen from the apex.
Origin
late Middle English, Medieval Latin
1425-1475; late Middle English < Medieval Latin sinistrālis. See sinister, -al1
Related forms
sinistrally, adverb
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Examples from the web for sinistral
– That’s great for attacking snails with clockwise dextral shells, but less so for those with anti-clockwise sinistral ones.
– It seems probable that a sinistral transform system was developed through this continental bridge.
Anagram
stir nails
rain silts
Today’s aphorism
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
– C. S. Lewis
On this day
29 November – International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.
29 November 1898 – birth of C.S. Lewis, Irish novellist, author of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and ‘The Screwtape Letters’. Died 22 November 1963.
29 November 1922 – Federal authorities are engaged to assist in the enforcement of prohibition laws in the United States.
29 November 1947 – the United Nations votes in favour of Resolution 181 for the partitioning of the land of Palestine in order to create both a Jewish state, named Israel, and an Arab state named Palestine. Arab nations refused to accept the resolution and the state of Palestine was not created, while the state of Israel was.
29 November 1948 – the first Holden car is manufactured in Australia by General Motors Holden Automotive (GMH). The first model is a Holden FX.
29 November 1963 – The Warren Commission is established to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After 10 months, the Chief Justice Earl Warren hands down his findings that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in the assassination.
29 November 1986 – death of Cary Grant, born Archibald Alexander Leach, actor (‘North by Northwest‘, ‘To Catch a Thief‘, ‘An Affair to Remember‘, ‘Gunga Din‘).
29 November 2012 – The United Nations votes to recognise Palestine as a ‘non-member state’, implicitly acknowledging Palestinian statehood.