lateral

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/

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.
   1. (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
      • 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.
      • Antonym: medial
   2. (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
   3. (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
2. (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
3. (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

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).
   • Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive
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.

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.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA: /lə.təˈɾal/
• (Valencian) IPA: /la.teˈɾal/

Adjective

lateral (masculine and feminine plural laterals)

1. lateral

Noun

lateral m or f (plural laterals)

1. wingback
2. (castells) a casteller in the pinya, who stands beside the baix and holds the legs of one of the segons to prevent them from swaying sideways.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lateˈʁaːl/

Adjective

lateral (strong nominative masculine singular lateraler, not comparable)

1. lateral

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧te‧ral

Adjective

lateral m or f (plural laterais)

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 or f by sense (plural laterais)

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

Adjective

lateral m or n (feminine singular laterală, masculine plural laterali, feminine and neuter plural laterale)

1. lateral

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lateˈɾal/ [la.t̪eˈɾal]
• Syllabification: la‧te‧ral

Adjective

lateral (plural laterales)

1. lateral, to the side
2. (linguistics) lateral

Noun

lateral m or f (plural laterales)

1. (soccer) full-back, fullback (a player who plays on the left or right side of defence)
2. (linguistics) lateral

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

1. to the side, lateral
2. (linguistics) lateral

Noun

lateral c

1. (linguistics) a lateral consonant, a lateral