lateral

See also: latéral

Contents

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  1 English
  
  
  
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    1.1 Etymology
    
  
  
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    1.2 Pronunciation
    
  
  
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    1.3 Adjective
    
    
    
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      1.3.1 Synonyms
      
    
    
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      1.3.2 Antonyms
      
    
    
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      1.3.3 Coordinate terms
      
    
    
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      1.3.4 Derived terms
      
    
    
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      1.3.5 Translations
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    1.4 Noun
    
    
    
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    1.5 Verb
    
  
  
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    1.6 Related terms
    
  
  
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    1.7 Further reading
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Catalan
  
  
  
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  3 German
  
  
  
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    3.1 Etymology
    
  
  
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    3.2 Pronunciation
    
  
  
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    3.3 Adjective
    
    
    
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  4 Interlingua
  
  
  
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    4.1 Adjective
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Spanish
  
  
  
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    6.1 Etymology
    
  
  
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    6.3 Adjective
    
    
    
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    6.4 Noun
    
  
  
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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɹəl/
  


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  (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlæt.ɚ.əl/
  

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• 
  side, sidely
  

Antonyms

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  (anatomy): medial
  


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  (geometric): longitudinal, vertical
  

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

• laterally

Translations

of or pertaining to the side

Armenian: կողմնային (hy) (kołmnayin) Catalan: lateral (ca) Czech: postranní, boční (cs) Esperanto: lateralo Finnish: sivuttainen, sivu- (fi) French: latéral (fr) Ido: laterala (io)

Italian: laterale (it) Persian: کناری، جانبی‎ (kenâri, jânebi) Portuguese: lateral (pt) Russian: боково́й (ru) (bokovój), латера́льный (ru) (latɛrálʹnyj) Serbo-Croatian: бочни, латералан Spanish: lateral (es) Tagalog: panagiliran

pertaining to the left or right of the body

Catalan: lateral (ca) Czech: laterální (cs) Finnish: kylki- (fi), ulko- (fi) French: latéral (fr) Greek: έξω (el) (éxo)

Italian: laterale (it) Portuguese: lateral (pt) Russian: латера́льный (ru) (latɛrálʹnyj), боково́й (ru) (bokovój) Spanish: lateral (es) Tagalog: panagiliran

linguistics: pertaining to certain sounds

Armenian: կողմնային (hy) (kołmnayin), կողմնական (hy) (kołmnakan), կողքային (hy) (kołkʿayin) Catalan: lateral (ca) Czech: laterální (cs)

Finnish: lateraalinen (fi) Navajo: ałtsʼááyol Russian: латера́льный (ru) (latɛrálʹnyj)

Noun

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).


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.

See also

• 
  lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  

Verb

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.

Related terms

• bilateral


• trilateral


• quadrilateral


• collateral


• unilateral

Further reading

• 
  lateral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913


• 
  lateral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Noun

lateral m, f (plural laterals)

1. wingback

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German

Etymology

In the 20th century, from Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

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  IPA^(key): /lateˈʀaːl/
  


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Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

Declension

Declension of lateral

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist lateral	sie ist lateral	es ist lateral	sie sind lateral
strong declension (without article)	nominative	lateraler	laterale	laterales	laterale
	genitive	lateralen	lateraler	lateralen	lateraler
	dative	lateralem	lateraler	lateralem	lateralen
	accusative	lateralen	laterale	laterales	laterale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der laterale	die laterale	das laterale	die lateralen
	genitive	des lateralen	der lateralen	des lateralen	der lateralen
	dative	dem lateralen	der lateralen	dem lateralen	den lateralen
	accusative	den lateralen	die laterale	das laterale	die lateralen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein lateraler	eine laterale	ein laterales	(keine) lateralen
	genitive	eines lateralen	einer lateralen	eines lateralen	(keiner) lateralen
	dative	einem lateralen	einer lateralen	einem lateralen	(keinen) lateralen
	accusative	einen lateralen	eine laterale	ein laterales	(keine) lateralen

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Interlingua

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

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Portuguese

Adjective

lateral m, f (plural laterais, comparable)

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


2. of lesser importance

Noun

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)
   

Noun

lateral m, f (plural laterais)

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

Synonyms

• ala

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lateralis.

Pronunciation

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  IPA^(key): /lateˈɾal/, [lat̪eˈɾal]
  

Adjective

lateral (plural laterales)

1. 
   lateral, to the side
   


2. 
   (linguistics) lateral
   

Derived terms

• anterolateral


• inferolateral


• superolateral

Related terms

• lado

Noun

lateral m, f (plural laterales)

1. 
   (soccer) wingback
   


2. 
   (linguistics) lateral
   

Further reading

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

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