LATERALITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Superior development of one side of the body

Synonyms:

dominance; laterality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("laterality" is a kind of...):

bodily property (an attribute of the body)

Meaning:

The property of using one hand more than the other

Synonyms:

handedness; laterality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("laterality" is a kind of...):

asymmetry; dissymmetry; imbalance ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laterality"):

ambidexterity; ambidextrousness (the property of being equally skillful with each hand)

left-handedness; sinistrality (preference for using the left hand)

dextrality; right-handedness (preference for using the right hand)

Meaning:

Localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain

Synonyms:

lateralisation; laterality; lateralization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("laterality" is a kind of...):

localisation; localisation of function; localisation principle; localization; localization of function; localization principle ((physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body)