lateral

From Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“side”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɹəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɚ.əl/

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

   Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.

2. Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
3. (anatomy) Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.

   The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.

   A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.

4. (physics) At right angles to a line of motion or strain.
5. (phonetics, phonology) Pertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

• side, sidely

• (anatomy): medial
• (geometric): longitudinal, vertical

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

• laterally

lateral (plural laterals)

1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

   Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive

3. (American football) A lateral pass.
4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.

• lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)

1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
2. (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

• bilateral
• trilateral
• quadrilateral
• collateral
• unilateral

• lateral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lateral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

lateral m or f (plural laterals)

1. wingback

In the 20th century, from Latin laterālis.

• IPA^(key): /lateˈʀaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

lateral m or f (plural laterais, comparable)

1. lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
2. of lesser importance

lateral f (plural laterais)

1. (sports) sideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)
2. (sports) throw-in (set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play)
3. (phonetics) lateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)

lateral m, f (plural laterais)

1. (sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the centre)

• ala

From Latin lateralis.

• IPA^(key): /lateˈɾal/, [lat̪eˈɾal]

lateral (plural laterales)

1. lateral, to the side
2. (linguistics) lateral

• anterolateral
• inferolateral
• superolateral

• lado

lateral m or f (plural laterales)

1. (soccer) wingback
2. (linguistics) lateral

• “lateral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.