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   Lat·er·al

   /ˈladərəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, at, toward, or from the side or sides: "the plant takes up water through its lateral roots" Similar sidewayssidewisesidelongsidewardedgewiseedgewisesideflankwingindirectobliqueslanting
   • ▪ situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
   • ▪ (of a disease or condition) affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
   • ▪ acting or placed at right angles to the line of motion or of strain.
   • ▪ (of a consonant, especially l, or its articulation) formed by or involving partial closure of the air passage by the tongue, which is so placed as to allow the breath to flow on one or both sides of the point of contact.

   noun

   • 1. a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem: "cut back all the laterals to within two buds of the main stem"
   • 2. a lateral consonant.
   • 3. a pass thrown either sideways or backward from the position of the passer.

   verb

   • 1. throw (a football) in a sideways or backward direction: "he tried to lateral a kick return but fumbled"
   • ▪ throw a lateral: "he got the ball back on a handoff and then lateraled to a halfback"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.

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   1. : of or relating to the side. a lateral view. 2. : situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side. the lateral branches of a tree. 3. : extending from side to side. the lateral axis of an airplane. 4. phonetics : produced with passage of breath around the side of a constriction formed with the tongue. \l\ is lateral. laterally adverb.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLATERAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LATERAL definition: 1. relating to the sides of an object or plant or to sideways movement: 2. A lateral consonant is…. Learn more.

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   Lateral definition: of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side. See examples of LATERAL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLATERAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LATERAL meaning: 1. relating to the sides of an object or plant or to sideways movement: 2. A lateral consonant is…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lateralLateral - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When something is extending to the side or moving to the side, it’s lateral. "All of the lateral movement in tennis hurt her knees and she had to quit playing." The adjective lateral comes from the Latin word lateralis, which means “belonging to the side” and the modern meaning is basically the same. In anatomy, views of the body from the ...

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › lateralLateral - definition of lateral by The Free Dictionary

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   1. of or relating to the side or sides: a lateral blow. 2. (Phonetics & Phonology) 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. n. 3. a lateral object, part, passage, or movement. 4.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLATERAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving in a sideways direction.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › lateralLateral Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Lateral Definition. Of, at, from, on, or toward the side; sideways. Lateral movement. Of or constituting a change within an organization or hierarchy to a position at a similar level, as in salary or responsibility, to the one being left. Made a lateral move within the company.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › lateral_adjlateral, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    Growing from or situated upon the side of a stem, branch, or other part of a plant, or upon a side branch; axillary (axillary adj. 2); as lateral bud, lateral flower, lateral petal, etc. See also lateral root n.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlateral adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    relating to the side of something or to movement to the side. Definition of lateral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.