lateral
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)
- 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.
- (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
- (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
- (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
- (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
- (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.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "geometric"): longitudinal, vertical
Coordinate terms edit
- (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]
Derived terms edit
- acousticolateral
- ambilateral
- anterodorsolateral
- anterolateral
- apicolateral
- axiolateral
- basolateral, basilateral
- bilateral
- caudolateral
- centrolateral
- collateral
- contralateral, controlateral
- costolateral
- counterlateral
- craniolateral
- dextrolateral
- distolateral
- dorsolateral
- ectolateral
- equilateral
- frontolateral
- hemilateral
- heterolateral
- homolateral
- inferolateral
- intermediolateral
- ipsilateral
- isolateral
- labiolateral
- lateral aberration
- lateral area
- lateral canthus
- lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
- lateral cuneiform bone
- lateral flow test
- lateral fricative
- lateral gene transfer
- lateral geniculate nucleus
- lateralism
- lateralist
- laterality
- lateralize
- lateral line
- laterally
- lateral malleolus, lateral mal
- lateral mark
- lateral meristem
- lateralmost
- lateral pass
- lateral pectoral nerve
- lateral pterygoid muscle
- lateral pterygoid nerve
- lateral pterygoid plate
- lateral raise
- lateral rectus
- lateral scale
- lateral sclerosis
- lateral sinus
- lateral stratum
- lateral sulcus
- lateral surface
- lateral thinker
- lateral thinking
- lateral transfer
- lateralward
- latero-
- laterolateral
- left lateral
- linguolateral
- longilateral
- matrilateral
- mediolateral
- mesiolateral
- mesolateral
- midlateral
- monolateral
- multilateral
- nonlateral
- obliquolateral
- occipitolateral
- octavolateral
- octolateral
- omnilateral
- orbitolateral
- palmarolateral
- patrilateral
- plantolateral, plantarolateral
- plurilateral
- polylateral
- posterolateral, posteriolateral
- prolateral
- proximolateral
- quadrilateral
- quinquelateral
- retrolateral
- right lateral
- rostrolateral
- sacrolateral
- semilateral
- septilateral
- septolateral
- sinistrolateral
- sublateral
- superolateral
- supralateral
- temporolateral
- tetralateral
- trilateral
- unilateral
- ventrolateral
- ventrosublateral
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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Noun edit
lateral (plural laterals)
- An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
- (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
- Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive
- (American football) A lateral pass.
- (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
Translations edit
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See also edit
- lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb edit
lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)
- To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
- (American football) To execute a lateral pass.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “lateral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “lateral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “lateral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin laterālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterals)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
lateral m or f by sense (plural laterals)
- wingback
- (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
Further reading edit
- “lateral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “lateral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “lateral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “lateral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German edit
Etymology edit
In the 20th century, from Latin laterālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lateral (strong nominative masculine singular lateraler, not comparable)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist lateral | sie ist lateral | es ist lateral | sie sind lateral | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lateraler | laterale | laterales | laterale |
genitive | lateralen | lateraler | lateralen | lateraler | |
dative | lateralem | lateraler | lateralem | lateralen | |
accusative | lateralen | laterale | laterales | laterale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der laterale | die laterale | das laterale | die lateralen |
genitive | des lateralen | der lateralen | des lateralen | der lateralen | |
dative | dem lateralen | der lateralen | dem lateralen | den lateralen | |
accusative | den lateralen | die laterale | das laterale | die lateralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein lateraler | eine laterale | ein laterales | (keine) lateralen |
genitive | eines lateralen | einer lateralen | eines lateralen | (keiner) lateralen | |
dative | einem lateralen | einer lateralen | einem lateralen | (keinen) lateralen | |
accusative | einen lateralen | eine laterale | ein laterales | (keine) lateralen |
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lateraal, from French latéral, from Latin laterālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
latêral
Noun edit
latêral (plural lateral-lateral, first-person possessive lateralku, second-person possessive lateralmu, third-person possessive lateralnya)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lateral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
lateral (not comparable)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lateral m or f (plural laterais)
- lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
- of lesser importance
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
lateral f (plural laterais)
- (sports) sideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)
- (sports) throw-in (set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play)
- (phonetics) lateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)
Noun edit
lateral m or f by sense (plural laterais)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French latéral, from Latin lateralis.
Adjective edit
lateral m or n (feminine singular laterală, masculine plural laterali, feminine and neuter plural laterale)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | lateral | laterală | laterali | laterale | ||
definite | lateralul | laterala | lateralii | lateralele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | lateral | laterale | laterali | laterale | ||
definite | lateralului | lateralei | lateralilor | lateralelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterales)
- lateral, to the side
- (linguistics) lateral
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
lateral m or f by sense (plural laterales)
- (linguistics) lateral
- (soccer) full-back, fullback (a player who plays on the left or right side of defence)
- (soccer) throw-in
- Synonyms: saque lateral, saque de banda
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “lateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
lateral (not comparable)
- to the side, lateral
- (linguistics) lateral
Declension edit
Inflection of lateral | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lateral | — | — |
Neuter singular | lateralt | — | — |
Plural | laterala | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | laterale | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | laterale | — | — |
All | laterala | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Noun edit
lateral c
- (linguistics) a lateral consonant, a lateral
Declension edit
Declension of lateral | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lateral | lateralen | lateraler | lateralerna |
Genitive | laterals | lateralens | lateralers | lateralernas |