dexterity

(noun)

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Related Terms

  • posture

Examples of dexterity in the following topics:

  • First and Second Declension

    • The following however, are declined like tener: asper, rough; lacer, torn;līber, free; miser, wretched; prōsper, prosperous; compounds in -fer and -ger; sometimes dexter, right.
  • Overview of the Thyroid Gland

    • The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ and is composed of two cone-like lobes or wings, lobus dexter (right lobe) and lobus sinister (left lobe), connected via the isthmus.
  • Body Planes and Sections

    • The sagittal plane (lateral or Y-Z plane) divides the body into sinister and dexter (left and right) sides.
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    • Arm-onset patients may experience difficulty with tasks requiring manual dexterity such as buttoning a shirt, writing, or turning a key in a lock.
  • Fiscal Policy

  • Optical Activity

    • The prefixes dextro and levo come from the Latin dexter, meaning right, and laevus, for left, and are abbreviated d and l respectively.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • In 1954, he became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, and a year later, received his Ph.D. degree in systematic theology at Boston University.
  • Social Interaction

    • Smith argues that the division of labour increases production through improved dexterity, saving time in moving from one task to another and improvements in tools.
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