lateral
/ˈlætəɹəl/noun, adjective3 syllables
Lateral means: situated at or extending to the side.
Synonyms for lateral4
noun, as in a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
lateral pass
adjective, as in situated at or extending to the side
adjective, as in lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
distal
What does lateral mean?3
adjective
1
situated at or extending to the side“the lateral branches of a tree”
2
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body“lateral lemniscus”
noun
1
a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lateral?4
four syllables
five syllables
unilateralmultilateral
Lateral in a sentence
- The lateral malleolus is the bone on the outside of the ankle joint.Pyrimadine
- His job title change was considered a lateral move, possibly a demotion, and certainly not a promotion.AlanF_US
- Dr. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while at Oxford.Hybrid
- The lateral cerebral ventricles are large cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).rul
- The goal of the Ice Bucket Challenge was to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.Hybrid
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lateral
as a noun
- plural
- laterals