lateral

Meaning of lateral

noun
  1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
  2. A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
  3. A lateral pass.
  4. An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
verb
  1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
  2. To execute a lateral pass.
adjective
  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. Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.
    A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.
  4. At right angles to a line of motion or strain.
  5. 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

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:

sidelong

Meaning :

side

lateral antonyms

Meaning :

medial, longitudinal, vertical

Translation of lateral

Anagrams of lateral

llareta

Words that rhyme with lateral

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