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- [han-did-nis]
- /ˈhæn dɪd nɪs/
- /ˈhæn.dəd.nəs/
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- [han-did-nis]
- /ˈhæn dɪd nɪs/
Definitions of handedness word
- noun handedness a tendency to use one hand more than the other. 1
- noun handedness The tendency to use either the right or the left hand more naturally than the other. 1
- noun handedness the tendency to use one hand more skilfully or in preference to the other 0
- noun handedness the property of some chemical substances of rotating the plane of polarized light in one direction rather than another 0
- noun handedness the relation between the vectors of spin and momentum of neutrinos and certain other elementary particles 0
- noun handedness ability in using one hand more skillfully than, and in preference to, the other 0
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Origin of handedness
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; handed + -ness
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Parts of speech for Handedness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handedness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
handedness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with handedness
- what is handedness?
- what causes left handedness?
- what does handedness mean?
- what is high handedness?
- how does handedness related to brain organization?
- what is mixed handedness?
- how common is left handedness?
- when is handedness established?
- what does handedness have to do with brain lateralization?
- when can you tell handedness?
- what determines left handedness?
- what causes handedness?
- what is left handedness?
- why is left handedness rare?
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