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ˈla-trəl. 1. : of or relating to the side : located on, directed toward, or coming from the side. 2. : being a part of the boundary of a solid in geometry that is not a base or completely included in a base. a lateral edge of a prism. a lateral face. laterally.
LATERAL definition: 1. relating to the sides of an object or plant or to sideways movement: 2. A lateral consonant is…. Learn more.
LATERAL meaning: 1. relating to the sides of an object or plant or to sideways movement: 2. A lateral consonant is…. Learn more.
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."
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.
Lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving in a sideways direction.
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. 1665.
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.
Definition of lateral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving in a sideways direction.