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laterally
[lat-er-uh-lee]
adverb
from side to side; along a plane.
You can force plants to grow wide and bushy by training the growth tips to grow laterally rather than cutting off the tops of the shoots.
in a way that involves a broadly equivalent position, office, etc..
She worked as a nurse for many years and then, moving laterally, was employed as an area supervisor in the social work field.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of laterally1
Example Sentences
Unlike universal injunctions, which are top-down blocks, collateral estoppel works laterally — one court at a time, but each building on the last.
“That’s when I realized being long, athletic and having quickness to move my feet laterally and just being able to stay in front of guys is just a big part of it for me.”
As much as the major wildfires were spreading seaward — as is typical during Santa Anas — the blazes were growing laterally, he said.
The ceratioids then developed features such as larger jaws, smaller eyes and laterally compressed bodies -- adaptations tailored to life in an environment with limited food and no sunlight.
The ensuing free kick from the 20-yard line was made off the ground, not on a tee, and the ball caromed laterally out of bounds without touching a player, resulting in a five-yard penalty.
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