different between handedness vs platoon

English

Etymology

handed +? -ness

Noun

handedness (countable and uncountable, plural handednesses)

1. (chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
2. A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.

Synonyms

• (difference between a left and right): chirality

Hypernyms

• laterality

Hyponyms

• left-handedness
• right-handedness

Related terms

• left-handed
• right-handed

Translations

See also

• chiral
• eyedness
• footedness

English

Etymology

From obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton, from Middle French pelote + -on. Doublet of peloton .Compare pellet.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pl??tu?n/

Noun

platoon (plural platoons)

1. (military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
2. A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.

Translations

Verb

platoon (third-person singular simple present platoons, present participle platooning, simple past and past participle platooned)

1. (baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher

   Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon.

2. Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.

See also

• platoon system