two-handedness
Using both hands
Two-handedness is the quality of requiring or involving both hands: the two-handedness of a proper golf swing.
It can also describe the ability to use both hands with equal skill, synonymous with ambidexterity.
In tennis and other racket sports, two-handedness refers to gripping the racket with both hands for certain strokes: Her two-handedness on the backhand gives her more power.
Involving both hands
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- timingArt of choosing moments
- bilateralInvolving two parties
cooperation · dexterity · rhythm · precision · fluency · simultaneity · independence · alternation
Keyed percussion instrument
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- knittingLoop-based textile making
surgery · juggling · pottery · sign-language · rowing · weightlifting · rock-climbing · basketball
Skilled with both hands
- switch-hitterBats left and right
- cross-dominancePreferring opposite limbs for tasks
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
Racket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- claymoreScottish great sword
- broadswordWide-bladed cutting weapon
- tennisRacquet sport over net
sledgehammer · axe · kettlebell · deadlift · pull-up · handlebars
bimanual
Involving both hands
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- timingArt of choosing moments
bilateral · cooperation · dexterity · rhythm · precision · fluency · simultaneity · independence · alternation
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
knitting · surgery · juggling · pottery · sign-language · rowing · weightlifting · rock-climbing · basketball · baseball
ambidextrous
Skilled with both hands
- switch-hitterBats left and right
- cross-dominancePreferring opposite limbs for tasks
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
backhand
Racket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- claymoreScottish great sword
- broadswordWide-bladed cutting weapon
tennis · sledgehammer · axe · kettlebell · deadlift · pull-up · handlebars
two-handednessone-handedness
Single-limb manual dominance
single-handedness · hands-free · one-handed grip · handlessness
two-handednessright-handedness
Favoring the dominant hand
left-handedness · one-sidedness · hand dominance · handedness · laterality
hand, hands, handed, handedness, twofold, twins, twinned, between, twenty