chirality
/kaɪˈɹælɪti/
chirality noun: the phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
Noun
chirality (countable and uncountable, plural chiralities)
- The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- Synonyms:
- handedness
chirality meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Persian
chirality in Tamil
- handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- சமச்சீரின்மை camaccīriṉmai
chirality in Malay
- handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- kekiralan
chirality in Indonesian
- handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- kekiralan, kiralitas
chirality in Persian
- handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- دستسانی dastsâni
Synonyms of chirality
Forms of chirality
| plural | chiralities |
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Origin of chirality
From chiral + -ity = chir- + -ality.
Words formed from chirality
Words that rhyme with chirality
- modality
- plurality
- locality
- personality
- reality
- fatality
- morality
- bestiality
- potentiality
- sexuality
- duality
- formality
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- instrumentality
- irrationality
- tonality
- asexuality
- banality
- brutality
- centrality
- externality
- generality
- hospitality
- normality
- totality
- causality
- confidentiality
- conventionality
- cordiality
- dimensionality
- eventuality
- extraterritoriality
- fantasticality
- homosexuality
- immorality
- legality
- lethality
- mentality
- notionality
- sensuality
- surreality
- temporality
- androsexuality
- congeniality
- dentality
- diapersexuality
- finality
- fursonality
- geniality
- grammaticality
- graysexuality
- gynesexuality
- gynosexuality
- institutionality
- joviality
- magnality
- mysticality
- omnipotentiality
- speciality
- sphericality
- topicality
Questions about chirality
- What does chirality mean?
- Chirality means the phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- What is chirality in Tamil?
- Chirality in Tamil is சமச்சீரின்மை (camaccīriṉmai). See Chirality meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chirality?
- Chirality is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chirality?
- Chirality is pronounced /kaɪˈɹælɪti/.
- What is the plural of chirality?
- The plural of chirality is chiralities.
Words near chirality in the dictionary
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