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lateral
[lat-er-uhl]
adjective
of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side.
a lateral view.
pertaining to or entailing a position, office, etc., that is different but equivalent or roughly equivalent in status, as distinguished from a promotion or demotion.
a lateral move.
Phonetics.articulated so that the breath passes on either or both sides of the tongue, as l.
noun
a lateral part or extension, as a branch or shoot.
Mining.a small drift off to the side of a principal one.
Phonetics.a lateral speech sound.
Football.lateral pass.
verb (used without object)
Football.to throw a lateral pass.
to move laterally or sideways.
migrating birds lateraling down into Cape May.
verb (used with object)
Football.to throw (the ball) in a lateral pass.
lateral
/ ˈæəə /
adjective
of or relating to the side or sides
a lateral blow
phonetics (of a speech sound like l ) pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the centre of the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides for the passage of the airstream
noun
a lateral object, part, passage, or movement
phonetics a lateral speech sound
botany a branch, leaf, or bud that grows out from the side of a stem or trunk
Other 51Թ Forms
- laterally adverb
- pseudolateral adjective
- ˈٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lateral1
Example Sentences
Seeing dirt under their fingernails is simply a lateral move.
"The four contestants were as competitive as anyone I've tested before, and they demonstrated different ways of lateral thinking, as well as some creative interpretations of my rules," he said.
There may be enough lateral movement in his stroke to suggest he is not stabilising to a fixed point.
I guess in terms of my own sensitivity, we did that lateral canthotomy — there’s something about cutting inside the eye that is a little squeamish-provoking for me.
“You would think she is not a freshman the way she plays defense — just her mentality, her tenacity, her length, her agility, her speed, her lateral movement,” Bueckers said.
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