Dextral Dextral

Related Words: Conservative, Dexter, Off, Reactionary, Right, Starboard

A dextral is a horizontal movement of blocks either side of a geological fault. Movement is dextral (right handed) if one block moves to the right, with respect to the other.

See also: Sinistral, Transform boundary.

Example Usage of Dextral

markbrooke89: @conradoldcorn yeah sure, or why I chose to use Dextral rather than sinistral samples. I might not even go to bed at this rate.. :(
bireswar: RT @dsivakumar: what kind of snails do you prefer to chew on -- Dextral or sinistral? http://bit.ly/6gJMQS (NYT / Remarkable Creatures / ...
dsivakumar: what kind of snails do you prefer to chew on -- Dextral or sinistral? http://bit.ly/6gJMQS (NYT / Remarkable Creatures / Sean Carroll)
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