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  2. Sinistral and dextral - Wikipedia

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    Over 90% [1] of gastropod species have shells in which the direction of the coil is dextral (right-handed). A small minority of species and genera have shells in which the coils are almost always sinistral (left-handed). Very few species show an even mixture of dextral and sinistral individuals (for example, Amphidromus perversus). [2]

  3. Terms of orientation - Wikipedia

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    The "proper right" hand of a figure is the hand that would be regarded by that figure as its right hand. [ 7 ] In stagecraft, blocking is used to designate portions of the stage in an absolute sense, with stage right, stage left, upstage, and downstage being used to refer to the same direction relative to the stage, irrespective of the position ...

  4. Geometric terms of location - Wikipedia

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    Parallel – in the same direction. Transverse – intersecting at any angle, i.e. not parallel. Orthogonal (or perpendicular) – at a right angle (at the point of intersection). Elevation – along a curve from a point on the horizon to the zenith, directly overhead. Depression – along a curve from a point on the horizon to the nadir ...

  5. Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia

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    For example, structures may be described relative to the anterior superior iliac spine, the medial malleolus or the medial epicondyle. Anatomical lines are used to describe anatomical location. For example, the mid-clavicular line is used as part of the cardiac exam in medicine to feel the apex beat of the heart.

  6. Bidirectional text - Wikipedia

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    It generally involves text containing different types of alphabets, but may also refer to boustrophedon, which is changing text direction in each row. An example is the RTL Hebrew name Sarah: שרה, spelled sin (ש) on the right, resh (ר) in the middle, and heh (ה) on the left. Many computer program failed to display this correctly, because ...

  7. Proper right and proper left - Wikipedia

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    Statue holding a sword in its proper right hand. Proper right and proper left are conceptual terms used to unambiguously convey relative direction when describing an image or other object. The "proper right" hand of a figure is the hand that would be regarded by that figure as its right hand. [1]

  8. 'A good step back in the right direction' - AOL

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    On response after heavy loss against Newcastle: "It was a god step back in the right direction for us. We didn't hit our levels against Newcastle. We didn't hit our levels against Newcastle.

  9. Political spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Most research and political theory since this time has replicated the factors shown above. [citation needed] Another replication came from Ronald Inglehart's research into national opinions based on the World Values Survey, although Inglehart's research described the values of countries rather than individuals or groups of individuals within ...