lateral
Meaning of lateral
noun
- An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
- A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
- A lateral pass.
- An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
- To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
- To execute a lateral pass.
- 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.
- Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
- Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.
A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.
- At right angles to a line of motion or strain.
- 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.
Information about lateral
- The plural form of lateral is: laterals.
- Languages in which lateral is used:
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Hyphenation of lateral
lat-eral
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- lateral is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
lateral synonyms
Meaning sidelong:
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lateral antonyms
Meaning :
medial, longitudinal, vertical
Translation of lateral
Anagrams of lateral
Words that rhyme with lateral
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