Gauche may refer to: * Literal left-hand-referenced

relative direction In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents the position of a point ''P'' in space in relation to an arbitrary reference origin ''O''. Usually denoted x, r, or s ...

: ** A style of Western fencing using the

main-gauche The parrying dagger is a category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword such as a rapier. As the name implies ...

, i.e. the parrying dagger, normally held in the left hand **

Rive Gauche The Rive Gauche (, ''Left Bank'') is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ''Rive D ...

, on the southern (i.e., left, when facing down the direction of flow) bank of the Seine in Paris, France * Stereochemistry: **

Gauche conformation In chemistry, conformational isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism in which the isomers can be interconverted just by rotations about formally single bonds (refer to figure on single bond rotation). While any two arrangements of atoms in a molec ...

, a torsion angle of ±60° in alkane stereochemistry ** Gauche effect, a characterization in which the gauche rotamer is more stable than the anti rotamer *

Gauche (Scheme implementation) Gauche is an R7RS Scheme implementation. It is designed for scripting in a production environment. It is intended to allow programmers and system administrators to write scripts in support of daily operations. Quick startup, built-in system i ...

, an implementation of the Scheme programming language * "

Gauche the Cellist is a short story by the Japanese author Kenji Miyazawa. It is about Gauche, a struggling small-town cellist who is inspired by his interactions with anthropomorphized animals to gain insight into music. The story has been translated into English, ...

", short story by Kenji Miyazawa about the eponymous hypothetical cellist *

Laura Gauché Laura Gauché (born 4 March 1995 in Moûtiers) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. She made her World Cup debut in January 2014 and has competed in two Winter Olympics and two Worl ...

(born 1995), French alpine ski racer

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